Ancient Greece and reason.

For what reason is there when the gods have fury? The Greek gods are green with envy, erupt with jealousy. Socrates and Plato turned away from Homer. His works were too human. They wanted reason. And, after Socrates and Plato, man seeketh Stoicism.

What would Homer make of the Stoic man? What does the Stoic man make of Homer? Of the Greek gods: the gods of rage, lust, and despair?

Aristotle could appreciate Homer.

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Alyosha · 36-40, M

There is no contradiction between reason and emotion. Emotions arise from chains of unconscious reasoning. They are part of what it means to think. If you are betrayed, it is rational to be angry or sad. They have psychological objects like the belief that you did not deserve what happened or you would take action if you could that make sense when paired with the stimulus. The Christian God brings prosperity and calamity too, he is not altogether dissimilar from the Greek gods. He gets jealous and angry. God is a person, not a natural force like gravity. He feels and acts.

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Alyosha · 36-40, M

@SW-User The universe without us animals is mostly rock. It doesn't have a will. We do.

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@Alyosha Are you certain it has no will?

Alyosha · 36-40, M

@SW-User As certain as I am about anything empirical. Will is an impulse modified by an object. Rocks aren't intentional. They lack any part for processing such impulses or having intentionality.

basilfawlty89 · 36-40, M

Malakismeni Xeno...

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