I'm generally a bit -1 on rigid taxonomies, but one categorisation I definitely wish books were better sorted into is "Is this book better or worse if I take it seriously while I'm reading it?"
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I’ll add that I’m not at all surprised that the two of you in particular had this reaction. Knowing both your intellectual postures I’d be shocked if you *didn’t* react this way
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I am not objecting to it being a source of inspiration. I am objecting because people very much do treat it as a work of philosophy: it becomes a cited premise in logical arguments. Those who actually accept it as no more than a kind of spiritual sermon: may the zen be with you
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Likewise, I think poetic scripture is fine per se. One has to ask “if I take this as poetic scripture, where does it point?” Some of what F&IG points toward (nebulosity, playfulness) I’m on board with.
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