tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post2544549703088411838..comments2024-03-28T08:57:53.180+00:00Comments on Darwinian Conservatism by Larry Arnhart: Is Big History Science or Myth? Or Both?Larry Arnharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619785331100785170noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post-54547170289253219082016-02-13T18:27:08.849+00:002016-02-13T18:27:08.849+00:00In addition to the question of "how" we ...In addition to the question of "how" we should live, we still need a "why." Mikehttp://mctuggle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post-43528642045994948622016-02-13T17:19:26.065+00:002016-02-13T17:19:26.065+00:00Even without a moral cosmology, why isn't it s...Even without a moral cosmology, why isn't it sufficient to have a moral anthropology? Given an enduring (but not eternal) human nature, we can look to those natural ends inherent in our nature as our guide. Larry Arnharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619785331100785170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post-21419990839954746942016-02-13T17:08:31.703+00:002016-02-13T17:08:31.703+00:00I'm reminded of H.P. Lovecraft's philosoph...I'm reminded of H.P. Lovecraft's philosophy, which was likely shaped by his reading of Lucretius from the original Latin:<br /><br /><i>. All is illusion, hollowness, and nothingness—but what does that matter? Illusions are all we have, so let us pretend to cling to them; they lend dramatic values and comforting sensations of purpose to things which are really valueless and purposeless. All one can logically do is to jog placidly and cynically on, according to the artificial standards and traditions with which heredity and environment have endowed him. He will get most satisfaction in the end by keeping faithful to these things.</i><br /><br />And Lovecraft buttressed his worldview with serious study in astronomy and the other sciences. Perhaps he, too, can be considered a pioneer in Big History.Mikehttp://mctuggle.com/about/noreply@blogger.com