Hello, Mr Bonevac. Great lecture. Thanks for sharing it! In my opinion, there's a subtle line in that short story that illustrates Borges' intention of creating an upside world or an idealistic cosmos: "The metaphysicians of Tlön do not seek for the truth or even for verisimilitude, but rather for the astounding". It seems to me that the Argentinian author is paraphrasing a statement of Plato in a parodic way: "[...]wonder is the only beginning of philosophy[...]" From my perspective, this inversion of terms shows us that Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius is a philosophic mirror of our "realistic" world. As I said, everything is upside down... just like in a mirror.
Thanks for sharing your lecture. It definitely helped me understand, and subsequently teach, Borges. Have you ever considered T,U,OT in the context of Buddhism, or Buddhist Idealism?
Hello, Mr Bonevac. Great lecture. Thanks for sharing it!
In my opinion, there's a subtle line in that short story that illustrates Borges' intention of creating an upside world or an idealistic cosmos: "The metaphysicians of Tlön do not seek for the truth or even for verisimilitude, but rather for the astounding". It seems to me that the Argentinian author is paraphrasing a statement of Plato in a parodic way: "[...]wonder is the only beginning of philosophy[...]" From my perspective, this inversion of terms shows us that Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius is a philosophic mirror of our "realistic" world. As I said, everything is upside down... just like in a mirror.
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Thanks for sharing your lecture. It definitely helped me understand, and subsequently teach, Borges.
Have you ever considered T,U,OT in the context of Buddhism, or Buddhist Idealism?