The colonial period of U.S. history contains a variety of interesting lessons. One of these pertains to the concept of a "virtuoso." The virtuoso was primarily characterized by curiosity. Rather than being overly specialized, the virtuoso explored a wide range of interests. The study of nature, art, literature, and theology all would have been pursuits common to this stereotype. This blog aspires to take this early category and use it as a point of departure for exploration and reflection.
Monday, September 12, 2016
Is Experience Necessary?
"You ask me if we have need of experience, in order to know if the definition of a given attribute is true. To this I answer that we never need experience, except in cases where the existence of the thing cannot be inferred from its definition." Benedict Spinoza, Correspondence X
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