... consider The Narrative Fallacy. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)
Much misery has come about not only because people thought they knew more than they did, but also because they thought they knew more than they could know. If there is anything worthy of worship it the mystery of being.
The first few lines of Iris Murdoch's 'Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals': The idea of a self-contained unity or limited whole is a fundamental instinctive concept. We see parts of things, we intuit whole things. We seem to know a great deal on the basis of very little."
ReplyDeleteSome lines stick in your head. "We see parts of things, we intuit whole things" is one such line. I've found it useful to remind myself of this from time to time.
God, Neil, I haven't looked at that book in years. Of course, I have no problem with our intuiting whole things, but our grander schemes leave me doubtful.
ReplyDeleteI have faith, but comparatively few beliefs, and most of those I regard as provisional.