This is my 2nd pass through this important work. I now have the hardcover to lend out to "locals".
I'd make the title "Moral, Believing Beings", but I'm not the author ...
My blog on the first pass is here.
A link to a more detailed review here.
The SHORT summary:
- The book makes an excellent case that we ALL live by faith in mental models/narratives -- we have no choice as "moral, believing, animals" since those models are as necessary as "air" for us. Wittgenstein seems to agree.
- Given that, our situation requires we "choose" the model/narrative that seems best to apply to our shared condition, and/or is more effective for a meaningful life, and potentially eternal life.
- If we can come to terms with these assertions (hard task, given our propensity to believe that our current model is THE TRUTH), we might all be able to understand that all our models are really floating in the same boat of unprovable faith! Perhaps, even if we are not able to make that leap, we can at least have less malice toward our fellow believers
In any case, perhaps we can understand why we have our differences.
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