Forgive the catechising Henry but I couldn't resist: this idea that action can be a kind of fulfilment of philosophy is integral to Christianity: this is the incarnation, when "the Word was made flesh" in the person of Christ. Hence the importance of the corporeal, the sacramental (the eucharist, holy water, human sexuality) to Christian life particularly in the Catholic Church. A sharp distinction between mind and body, thought and action, can be characterised as implicitly gnostic theology, and is all too common in today's world, eg the transhumanist idea that our bodies are just meat sacks that can be upgraded or that the human mind is like a disembodied algorithm and is equivalent, ultimately, to an artificially created intelligence. As Belloc said, "all conflict is ultimately theological". Rant over :)
This is expository of "Sex and the 21st Century: AR-W/(P-I) x ATroc = Q" on Amazon Kindle or Paperback. Mostly vol l, "God Made Men Too" now in its 3rd edition, but also vols ll and lll, "The Price Of Eggs is Down" and "Every War Is An UnCivil War" soon to have a new chapter on Putin's War.
Forgive the catechising Henry but I couldn't resist: this idea that action can be a kind of fulfilment of philosophy is integral to Christianity: this is the incarnation, when "the Word was made flesh" in the person of Christ. Hence the importance of the corporeal, the sacramental (the eucharist, holy water, human sexuality) to Christian life particularly in the Catholic Church. A sharp distinction between mind and body, thought and action, can be characterised as implicitly gnostic theology, and is all too common in today's world, eg the transhumanist idea that our bodies are just meat sacks that can be upgraded or that the human mind is like a disembodied algorithm and is equivalent, ultimately, to an artificially created intelligence. As Belloc said, "all conflict is ultimately theological". Rant over :)
This is expository of "Sex and the 21st Century: AR-W/(P-I) x ATroc = Q" on Amazon Kindle or Paperback. Mostly vol l, "God Made Men Too" now in its 3rd edition, but also vols ll and lll, "The Price Of Eggs is Down" and "Every War Is An UnCivil War" soon to have a new chapter on Putin's War.