Great stuff sir! Thanks for bringing it up and in so eloquent way (as always).
Many influential people over the history were polymaths, they certainly understood the balance! Interesting how our contemporaries focus on particular "side" of those polymaths, whichever interests them. Often it's 'Science', as you mention. That way they miss that those great people also were in arts, practicing it or at least greatly inspired by it — they were visionaries.
Another "trend" I see is Science trying to sneak into Poetry and subdue it. Such as some people try to "study" Poetry using scientific methods, applying formulas to literature and art. Would be happy to hear your thoughts on that!
Could it be that the "coldness" or lack of vision for science leads to the void many people subconsciously feel and nature, in her abhorrence of an empty space, beguiles us to fill it with the junk food of "content"? Marketers feel the vacuum and rush to exploit it with junk food in lieu, of say Keats Basho, Buson, or Sherman Alexie? In turn, is Substack the new vendor of a healthy balance for poetry and science. Just hoping....
Great stuff sir! Thanks for bringing it up and in so eloquent way (as always).
Many influential people over the history were polymaths, they certainly understood the balance! Interesting how our contemporaries focus on particular "side" of those polymaths, whichever interests them. Often it's 'Science', as you mention. That way they miss that those great people also were in arts, practicing it or at least greatly inspired by it — they were visionaries.
Another "trend" I see is Science trying to sneak into Poetry and subdue it. Such as some people try to "study" Poetry using scientific methods, applying formulas to literature and art. Would be happy to hear your thoughts on that!
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Could it be that the "coldness" or lack of vision for science leads to the void many people subconsciously feel and nature, in her abhorrence of an empty space, beguiles us to fill it with the junk food of "content"? Marketers feel the vacuum and rush to exploit it with junk food in lieu, of say Keats Basho, Buson, or Sherman Alexie? In turn, is Substack the new vendor of a healthy balance for poetry and science. Just hoping....
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