3.5.1
Summary
(A):
Platonic method of telling philosophy (i.e., the fictional linguistic world descrip- tion)
In Platonic method of telling philosophy,
(A1) the fictional linguistic world description is characterized as the premise (or, introduction,
preface, fiction) of the main theme (i.e., ethics, moral).
In other words, consider the following figure, i.e., Platonic method of telling philosophy:
(A2)
world is so
fictional linguistic world description
preface, introduction, (fictional)premise, expedient
therefore
−−−−−→
you should do so
ethics, morals
main subject
Literature has various genres. As an example, it is a love story, a detective story, SF (science fiction), poetry, nonfiction. In the same sense, the above fictional linguistic world description (as the support of the main assertion [ethics. moral]) is a kind of literature.
(Remark)
(A3) Some consider that the term: ”
therefore
−−−−−→” implies that the fictional linguistic world de- scription should be ”logical”. Here, it should be noted that the ”logical” is similar to the ”logical” of detective story.
Remark 3.2. Whitehead(1861 - 1947) said:
(B) Western philosophy is characterized as a series of footnotes to Plato Although we do not know his true intention, our understanding is as follows.
(C) The various fashions of the Buddhism, Confucianism and the Taoism jumbled up at the Orient. And those continued for 2500 years by a subtle strained relation. On the other hand, in the Western, Christianity was too strong. Thus, the main theme (i.e., ethics, morals) is mostly due to ”Christianity + Socrates”, and thus, the various fashions were not born.
However, according to Platonic method of telling philosophy, the introduction part (i.e., the fictional linguistic world description) is changeable.
Therefore, the progress of Western philosophy (which was not realized in the East) can be realized as follows.
• Plato−→Augustinus−→Thomas Aquinas −→Descartes−→Locke−→...−→Kant That is,
3.5 Summary: Platonic method of telling philosophy
Platonic method of telling philosophy could keep freshness.
If the example is say, we think that there has been an effect, such as the model change of car. The Platonic method of telling philosophy is almost always the main current of Western philosophy. This device (i.e., the model change) brought the prosperity of Western philosophy.
If we do not consider so, we cannot explain the fact useless western philosophy lasted for 2500 years.
♠Note 3.7. We consider that
• Philosophy of ethics is common to man and is the world standard.
Or, we want to consider so. If it is not so, world peace cannot be realized. However, the western philosophy (i.e., the fictional linguistic world description in the Platonic method of telling philosophy ) is not the world standard, i.e., it is one of the country philosophies that accomplished unique evolution in the environment of the West. That is, it may be called ”Galapagos philosophy”. On the other hand,
• the realistic world description is the world standard ( moreover, the universe standard ) Aristotle−→Archimedes−→Newton−→ · · ·
• the scientific linguistic world description is also the world standard: Parmenides·Zeno−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−→
Tunnel of two thousand several hundred years Fischer(statistics)
And, it is a matter of course that the above two ( the realistic world description and the scientific linguistic world description ) are useful. It is remarkable that the philosophy of world description (=the fictional linguistic world description) isn’t useful at all but it continued for 2500 years. This may be due to the shadow supporter (i.e., Christianity ), i.e., as mentioned in the above remark, Christianity is too strong.
3.5.2
Overview of the following chapters
Western philosophy was formed by a lot of philosophers who understood an aim of Plato. For example, we add the followings (which will be precisely explained later).
(D1) Scientist Aristotle was not able to accept the theory of Ideas ( proposed by his teacher
Plato). Aristotle was able to establish the Aristotle philosophy of the style (i.e., the realistic world description ) that was different from Plato’s. And this led to Newtonian mechanics.
(D2) Platonic method of telling philosophy was convenient for father Augustine and Thomas
Aquinas. Reputation as ”the wise father who has a profound knowledge of Greek philos- ophy” might be only necessary.
Chap. 3 The Big Three in Greek Philosophy
(D3) Spinoza might confuse Plato’s ”psychological logic” with ”mathematical logic” And he
considered that ethics should be investigated mathematically logically. But when Spinoza’s earnest sincerity appealed people, it can’t be said that Spinoza philosophy is failed. Be- cause philosophy isn’t science.
(D4) Philosophers (Locke, Leibniz, Berkeley, etc.) in the modern age were affected by the
Newton mechanics (= the realistic world description ) too much. Hence, they (Locke, Leibniz, Berkeley, etc.) was too eager in the philosophy of the world description (i.e., the introduction part of the Platonic method of telling philosophy). As the time had passed, in the Platonic method of telling philosophy:
•
world is so
fictional linguistic world description
preface, introduction, (fictional)premise, expedient
therefore
−−−−−→
you should do so
ethics, morals
main subject
the fictional linguistic world description tends to be standing on its feet.
In the final form (=quantum language), ethics and morality are erased entirely, and only the scientific linguistic world description exists.
(D5) Kant is highly regarded on today. The reason is that Kant understood Plato’s intention
perfectly.
•
”Critique of Pure Reason (1781)”
fictional linguistic world description
preface, introduction, (fictional)premise, expedient
therefore
−−−−−→
”Critique of Practical Reason (1788)” ”Critique of Judgment(1790)”
ethics, morals
main subject
If some today criticize ”Critique of Pure Reason” from the scientific point of view, they do not understand Platonic method of telling philosophy. ”Critique of Pure Reason” is merely a preface for Kant philosophy.
(D6) Since Plato emphasized the importance of ”logic”, some may consider that mathematical
logic is essential in philosophy. However, in this note, we consider that mathematical logic is not related to philosophy.
Though the world description ( of western philosophy) continued failing as science, the reason why European philosophy always won respect is that the world description was not the main subject of the western philosophy. A part of the main subject was covered with Christianity, so the base to be respected has been prepared.
♠Note 3.8. Now we have the following classification of philosophers. (cf. Assertion 1.3[the classification of philosophers]): ([)
([1) : the realistic world description ( physics )
Aristotle, Archimedes, Galileo, Newton, Einstein,· · ·
([2) : the fictional linguistic world description (the main street of western philosophy)
Plato, Scholasticism, Descartes, Locke, Leibniz, Berkeley, Hume, Kant, Husserl ([3) : the scientific linguistic world description (statistics, quantum language)