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17290265 No.17290265 [Reply] [Original]

>you have to learn and practice poetry (and other arts) from a young age to be a good poet
>you can start philosophy as a young adult and still be a great philosopher
Explain this. Why is the artistic feeling harder to find than the philosophical thinking?

>> No.17290276

art is a higher purpose

>> No.17290280

>>17290265
Some kind of Philosophy is somewhat natural, anon. Myths are found on practically any culture. So even without formal education in Philosophy it is not like you haven't been philosophizing.

>> No.17290290

>>17290265
I think you've created a distinction in your own mind which is not necessarily there in reality.

>> No.17290296

>>17290265
That's not true though. If you don't develop that kind of autistic deductive thinking in an early age, you most likely will never do. Most good philosophers, even if they started with philosophy late, developed this skill by doing math or physics first.

>> No.17290300

>>17290290
I haven't, I've just poorly phrased the op because I felt like a discussion on a topic in which I've already thought about and come have an answer to.

>> No.17290306

>>17290300
I have no doubt that you've thought about it. I am only offering alternative thoughts, which you may accept or decline at your pleasure.

>> No.17290323

>>17290265
No one cares about the art from some old faggot, while with philosophy you will want it to be from some old faggot since you naturally assume he knows more than you.

>> No.17290387

>>17290306
No I mean, phrasing it as "artistic feeling" and "philosophical thinking," and denying any more complexification in the relation between talent and learning other than what is presented, I do not believe. But I just phrased it quickly because I felt like a thread on it.

As it is true that as a general fact all great artists started young but most great thinkers started in the latter part of their teens. And there is

>> No.17290403

>>17290296
It should be recognised however, that I can practice art in my head as much as I want, make it as familiar and understandable to my mind as much as I want, but I will never be a good artist if I never develop that level of skill and practice and experienced knowledge of it. On the other hand with philosophy, as you point out, you can be more receptive to if you do those mental activities which are natural to it, at a young age.