Re: Mind's Eye 100 years of learning nothing as a society?

I went back to Chaucer to find 

a) you are right

b) how the minds eye relates to what you are saying

c) Latin had not been mainstreamed in Latin

551          That oon of hem was blynd and myghte nat see,
                   The one of them was blind and could not see,
552          But it were with thilke eyen of his mynde
                   Unless it were with those eyes of his mind
553          With whiche men seen, after that they ben blynde.
                   With which men see, after they have become blind.

...

1177         This Lollere heer wil prechen us somwhat."
                   This Lollard here will preach us something."

1178         "Nay, by my fader soule, that schal he nat!"
                   "Nay, by my father's soul, that shall he not!"
1179         Seyde the Shipman, "Heer schal he nat preche;
                   Said the Shipman, "Here shall he not preach;
1180         He schal no gospel glosen here ne teche.
                   He shall no gospel interpret here nor teach.
1181         We leven alle in the grete God," quod he;
                   We all believe in the great God," said he;
1182         "He wolde sowen som difficulte,
                   "He would sow some difficulty,
1183         Or springen cokkel in our clene corn.
                   Or sprinkle weeds in our clean grain.
1184         And therfore, Hoost, I warne thee biforn,
                   And therefore, Host, I warn thee beforehand,
1185         My joly body schal a tale telle,
                   My handsome body shall tell a tale,
1186         And I schal clynken you so mery a belle,
                   And I shall clink you so merry a bell,
1187         That I schal waken al this compaignie.
                   That I shall awaken all this company.
1188         But it schal not ben of philosophie,
                   But it shall not be of philosophy,
1189         Ne phislyas, ne termes queinte of lawe.
                   Nor legal cases, nor elaborate terms of law.
1190         Ther is but litel Latyn in my mawe!"]
                   There is but little Latin in my maw!"]

2014-05-20 23:45 GMT+02:00 archytas <nwterry@gmail.com>:

I came across a manuscript of Marx (Gutenberg Project) the other day.  It's a bit windy, but not a bad description of the forces in play in Ukraine and elsewhere today  He does a bit of an analysis on how the Royal Navy has been used to support Russia to benefit only a tiny number of rich traders against the general commercial interests of the country.  It also contains this general statement that could almost be about today:

"The oligarchy which, after the "glorious revolution," usurped wealth and power at the cost of the mass of the British people, was, of course, forced to look out for allies, not only abroad, but also at home. The latter they found in what the French would call la haute bourgeoisie, as represented by the Bank of England, the money-lenders, State creditors, East India and other trading corporations, the great manufacturers, etc. How tenderly they managed the material interests of that class may be learned from the whole of their domestic legislation—Bank Acts, Protectionist enactments, Poor Regulations, etc. As to their foreign policy, they wanted to give it the appearance at least of being altogether regulated by the mercantile interest, an appearance the more easily to be produced, as the exclusive interest of one or the other small fraction of that class would, of course, be always identified with this or that Ministerial measure. The interested fraction then raised the commerce and navigation cry, which the nation stupidly re-echoed."

I find it very depressing that our main stream media struggle to present us with any worthwhile analysis.  In the UK I have no one to vote for and wouldn't want the kind of people on offer as friends or colleagues.  We have UKIP, a bunch of buffoons in rather loud clothing, about to sweep the EU elections.  There seems no point at all in having learned anything.  Anyone else finding this?

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