Philosophy and art hold objects at greater distance than science does
Evidence
One of the respects in which worlds, and various forms within the same world, differ from one another is how near or how far they bring objects to the individual. It is characteristic of the worlds of philosophy and art to present the outlines of things at a much greater distance than do the worlds of science and praxis. Among the sciences, different disciplines look at things from different distances. — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 80
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Strangeness is a specific proportion of nearness and distance — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 403; Philosophy occupies a contested intellectual middle ground between theology and science — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 40; Economic value emerges through the distance exchange creates between self and object — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 250 (+5 more)
Related
- Philosophy and art can dissolve only jointly in a liberated society (similarity 0.87)
- Strangeness is a specific proportion of nearness and distance (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- Economic value emerges through the distance exchange creates between self and object
#corroborates(0.50) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 250 - Mathematical patterns outlast artistic ones because they are built purely out of ideas
#corroborates(0.40) — G. H. Hardy, A Mathematician’s Apology, 166 - Excessive theorizing can empty power of its material exercise
#qualifies(0.35) - Culture requires routing one’s perfection through external objects and spheres
#corroborates(0.30) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 555 - Philosophy occupies a contested intellectual middle ground between theology and science
#expands(0.25) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 40 - Philosophy divides into scientific questions and extrarational commitments
#expands(0.20) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2852