I believe that a classical way of thinking is that you think of things in more of a technical way. A classical thinker would break things apart and figure out what gets connected to what and how it works. This would be like wondering how a computer works on the inside and what makes it be able to perform.
On the other hand, romantic thinking is more looking at something and taking it for what it is. This would be more looking at something and not really trying to figure out what it is made of, or what makes it work. Some one who was a romantic would look at a computer turn it on and not really ever think about what’s going on inside of it.
I personally feel that I look at things from a romantic’s perspective. When I see something technology related, I personally react as a romantic would. I don’t really care about why it’s doing what it is doing as long as it is happening. So if I sit down and turn on my computer, I don’t think about why its running or how its running, as long as it works.
I agree with the narrator, in that they are both valid ways of looking at the world but they dot really mix well. I feel this way because they sort of cancel each other out. No one really wants to break processes down as well as just wanting to see things for the way that they are.
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When you look at your computer do you see it for other possible uses? That is also another element to classical thinking. It is not just that you are seeing things for how they work, but breaking things down into the parts that make it work and finding more uses of the object based on these different elements. I agree with you, however, that they do cancel each other out and a lot of people do just want to see things for what they are, but I don't think you can speak for a classical thinker by saying they wouldn't want to break things down if given a choice.
ReplyDeleteI like your explanations of each understanding; each is thourough and complete. All I think you need to address in your post is more specific examples depicting how you approach the world romantically.
ReplyDeleteeven though you see the world through a romantic point of view, there are times when a classical viewpoint is much more useful, such as when you are trying to analyze something. couldn't this failure to see things in both lights cause you to overlook some important details?
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