I find it interesting how times have changed over the Centuries. In the modern age it seems that the "intellectual elite" are more leftest while the right has had to defend itself throughout most of the 20th Century, and even in the present. The farthest I can think back to a "reverse example" is between teacher and pupil Plato and Aristotle. An example of one debate is their discussion on private property, which Aristotle proposed existed, (because he pointed to the ground) while Plato said it couldn't, (because he pointed to the heavens). It would seem much of general populace's attitude changed for a couple of reasons. One such event was in mainland Europe throughout much of its age where wealthy families, (who owned property), demanded that their "serfs" pay them a fee, thus Robin Hood could be seen as a liberator to all who were oppressed by such men. Canterbury Tales even coined the philosophy, "Money is the root of all evil", due to the fact the perception, (and rightfully so), was the "serfs" worked as slaves to feed the rich aristocracy above them. To add to this, a few centuries later, Adam Smith produced the groundbreaking economic book The Wealth of Nations. It supported a system of "markets", (what Marx would later coin as capitalism), however, there is a inherent flaw within its text and that is by its analysis of "singular games" and "labor", (labor theory of value), someone will loose. The labor theory of value was later discredited due to the "equilibrium point", however during its day, Marx saw this game where people could be potential "losers" to the economic game as a potential threat to man and asked for revolt under new economic terms. It would seem much of the problems on man within the Centuries plus has been a battle for the "idea" (planning or markets). It doesn't seem likely to end soon, with much regret.
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Imagine an eye unruled by man-made laws of perspective, an eye unprejudiced by compositional logic, an eye which does not respond to the name of everything but which must know each object encountered in life through an adventure of perception. How many colors are there in a field of grass to the crawling baby unaware of 'Green'?
-Stan Brakhage
Imagine an eye unruled by man-made laws of perspective, an eye unprejudiced by compositional logic, an eye which does not respond to the name of everything but which must know each object encountered in life through an adventure of perception. How many colors are there in a field of grass to the crawling baby unaware of 'Green'?
-Stan Brakhage