tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post7940906480910367877..comments2024-03-28T21:32:26.550+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: Inner and Outer Learning in Byzantine intellectual life - Steven RuncimanBruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-91079174838757416562011-06-09T17:40:22.356+01:002011-06-09T17:40:22.356+01:00"Philosophy could not open the door to Inner ...<i>"Philosophy could not open the door to Inner Learning."</i> <br />Philosophy prevents inner learning; the two are mutually exclusive. I have seen this again and again in dealings with devotees of philosophy, discussing religion and/or mysticism. <br />They don't get it, won't get it, can't get it. <br />Philosophy analyses what it is able to perceive. <br />Anything that lies beyond the senses may as well not exist at all. And to a philosopher, it generally doesn't. <br />Maybe they are right. Or partly right. <br />Maybe their sensory apparatus is limited, and that is why they veer toward philosophy.The Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04323413604073160469noreply@blogger.com