S///R///W/B Mythless Patterns

[Jeremy Osner]

Paul Mackin wrote:

> Another thing, it kept alive a lot of the best thought of the ancient
> world. Plato, Aristotle, etc--the deciplines which later could be split off
> from belief and made to work in the development of modern science

Hate to quibble but Muslim scholars were primarily responsible for preserving
the writings of the Greek philosophers -- not much Greek was spoken in the
Catholic church during the Middle Ages.

J

--
The city is a recapitulation of the cave, by
other means. It is foremost a shield against
all realities which are not either brought
forth by the city itself, or incorporated
into it as mere materials.

Coming out of the Cave
http://www.readin.com/books/hohlenausgange