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Pluriverse: An essay in the philosophy of pluralism (The Occult)

Benjamin Paul Blood

Arno Press

Excerpt from The Anaesthetic Revelation and the Gist of PhilosophyThe inveterate and' abiding knot or twist which bafﬂes philosophy (as a pursuit of the truth of life) is, in general terms, the identity and difference of the same and the oth er; and in particular terms, the identity and difference of being and knowing, of life and logic, of things and thinking, of reason and sense, of reality and appearance, of something and nothing, of universal and particular, of one and all. Whichever of these couples we cogitate and take apart, on either hand we are forced to confess the same in the other - identity and difference.As a sufficient illustration of the philosophical difficulty we take the identity and difference of being and knowing, and indulge the curiosity of knowing what we are. We immediately encounter this puzzle: If we know what we are, still we know as we are, - for what is known and what knows are then the same, - and then also being and know ing are the same, - and what we are is simply knowledge yet, knowledge of (or of) what we are. The distinction is still open between being and knowledge, - the identity and difference are alike confest; - and the question, What are wei is only reput and emphasised what are we then, if we know so intimately? Why are we not satisfied - There are two considerations wherein we are not satisfied one is, We know many particulars which we do not usually think we are; and the other is, In all we know of what we are there is no satisfaction for another curiosity, namely, why we are - we doubt our possessing real knowledge of aught, while we lack the secret of commanding its presence and its absence.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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A fancy overtakes us at times to question our presumption in writing a book. Wherein are we beter than another, that we should attempt to doctor another? We look over the matter-of-fact world and find it impossible to make a show, unless we have something to exhibit: Yet here are we who can fiddle little, and fife less-who cannot turn somersets, as we could once when we were less fit to write a book -who cannot commit by the page like an actor, nor play cbess witb a third-rate,-in short who cannot prove our ability by any standard feat whatsoever, proposing to indoctrinate many who can do all these things into the deepest mysteries of life! It is indeed a question, Why should we write a book ? -We have but one encouragement without our own conceit, which is, that few, if any, of the accepted wits of the past were ever excellent in the positive feats which we have mentioned. They seem to have possessed an acknowledged. Greatness in their general health, harmony, or proportion of mind, to whose consciousness pleasant truth was congenial, and came through some subtlety of attraction. This harmony or health of soul must comprise something of that delicate presence called genius : and here is our encouragement- that although we have few, if any, notable specialities to boast of, we may have a very excellent genius nevertheless. And if it shall be found that even genius, to possess truth, must go about and coart its vicinity somewhat; we sball exalt our horn a little, because of experience of various sorts that we have encountered more than most writers-experience of the varieties and extremities of outer and inner life. In this particular we can boast of having been poor enough to believe that appetite was ever sufficient, and that means to gratify •it were the only requisites .of contentment,-and rich enough to wish us compelled to bard labor to win again the appetites that once annoyed us. So our book may have in it the wit of both 'wealth and poverty'. We have lain at death's door and knocked for admission; and we have wished to live on earth forever. So our book may contain the wisdom of health and of sickness. We have been heart-sick, melancholy, and despairing for months; and we baYe known spirits for years together which have defied calamity, pain, and care, and in which even now we are taking our immortality at leisure. So our book may contain something of madness if uot of sanity. And we have held many opinions in course, and followed many occupations: we have been actor, artist, solicitor, playwright, poet, metaphysician, farmer and machinist ; we have lectured, published, and preached a little ; we have showed; gambled, a.nd shyed our cap in the prize ring. Surely our book shall have the wit of the vagabond.-To the philanthropist who would reproach so reckless and aimless a life, there is this consolation, that it hath compassed but twenty-eight years, by God's mercy ; and time seems left us to amend. Yet for our own sake w.e would not recall nor re-live one hour of the past, if this book's success shall crown our martyred respectability- which, living, had kept us incompetent to the task before us. We have heard that the Rolling stone gathers no moss; but we shall have lived to learn that the polish of locomotion compensates the want of the rich moss that grows only on quiet and stability, and shall Batter ourself that only ll stone gf some symmetry has any tendency to roll.

Optimism: "The Lesson of Ages"

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Pluriverse: An essay in the philosophy of pluralism (The Occult)

The Anaesthetic Revelation and the Gist of Philosophy (Classic Reprint)

Optimism: "The Lesson of Ages"