"when you say something, in some way, something is created" makes me think of God creating the world. He spoke and it came into being. Spirituality, rather than magic, may be a better way to think about this. Scripture is full of instances of God creating by speaking. An excellent book that delves into this is Fueled by Faith by Jennifer Kennedy Dean. This book has been very inspiring for many.
The idea of language being embodied has been on my mind as well, in both ways that are troubling and discursive. There's actually some old work on the greek concept of Meti, or cunning intelligence and I've read somewhere about Hegel referring to the "cunning of reason." Democracy in antiquity and what we have today are completely different beasts, what they had then was a kind of discourse by candlelight while we've outsourced our autonomy to parties and politicians. If we look at Aristotle's rhetoric in a political-historical lens, he was clearly concerned with the affinities between reason and power, especially if we consider his famous separation of dialectic and rhetoric. The political history of Japanese philosophy is an interesting case study of that lack of separation between these forms. Your interview gave me some new things to consider and maybe new avenues to explore.
Very interesting interview, lots of new stuff to look into. I was reminded very much of LeGuin's fictional work explorations. Just discovered that she engaged deeply with the Tao te ching and now I'm wondering if she mightve read even farther than that. Also got me wondering what a comparison of Austin Searle and co. with Shozo could show. Thanks for the horizon expansion!
Thanks for sharing - I enjoy both of your writings.
My favorite post from Matt is ‘Unifying the Way We Experience Reality’ on Omori Shozo. Finding joy in rereading it multiple times. Mind blowing that the way we experience things via our physical senses or through our imaginations/ memories are regarded equal.
"when you say something, in some way, something is created" makes me think of God creating the world. He spoke and it came into being. Spirituality, rather than magic, may be a better way to think about this. Scripture is full of instances of God creating by speaking. An excellent book that delves into this is Fueled by Faith by Jennifer Kennedy Dean. This book has been very inspiring for many.
The idea of language being embodied has been on my mind as well, in both ways that are troubling and discursive. There's actually some old work on the greek concept of Meti, or cunning intelligence and I've read somewhere about Hegel referring to the "cunning of reason." Democracy in antiquity and what we have today are completely different beasts, what they had then was a kind of discourse by candlelight while we've outsourced our autonomy to parties and politicians. If we look at Aristotle's rhetoric in a political-historical lens, he was clearly concerned with the affinities between reason and power, especially if we consider his famous separation of dialectic and rhetoric. The political history of Japanese philosophy is an interesting case study of that lack of separation between these forms. Your interview gave me some new things to consider and maybe new avenues to explore.
Cheers!
More than happy to read it. Thank you very much. You might also be interested in reading Maruyama Masao: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masao_Maruyama_(scholar)
Definitely going to check it out, thanks for the reference.
You're welcome!
Very interesting interview, lots of new stuff to look into. I was reminded very much of LeGuin's fictional work explorations. Just discovered that she engaged deeply with the Tao te ching and now I'm wondering if she mightve read even farther than that. Also got me wondering what a comparison of Austin Searle and co. with Shozo could show. Thanks for the horizon expansion!
Very happy to have you as a reader. Thanks for your time. The comparison you suggest can certainly be enlightening...
Thanks for sharing - I enjoy both of your writings.
My favorite post from Matt is ‘Unifying the Way We Experience Reality’ on Omori Shozo. Finding joy in rereading it multiple times. Mind blowing that the way we experience things via our physical senses or through our imaginations/ memories are regarded equal.
https://open.substack.com/pub/mattfujimoto/p/unifying-the-way-we-experience-reality?r=38c9g&utm_medium=ios
Thanks for reading. Matt has written a lot of good posts! I like the way he makes his points.