tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13712627.post112843906577626067..comments2023-09-25T16:14:08.270+05:30Comments on Prabhu's Literature: Science and AestheticsPrabhu Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10700064872549658343noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13712627.post-1128659290425166112005-10-07T09:58:00.000+05:302005-10-07T09:58:00.000+05:30Karlsen,I agree with you that things may lose thei...Karlsen,<BR/><BR/>I agree with you that things may lose their divinity a bit by explaning them but I think that their ability to inspire romanticism would not be lost. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing your thoughts Karlsen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13712627.post-1128616453092974442005-10-06T22:04:00.000+05:302005-10-06T22:04:00.000+05:30I know not whether science enables us to appreciat...I know not whether science enables us to appreciate nature more, but ofcourse I agree with (both of) you, that science and the experience of beauty are not contradictory.<BR/>Nevertheless I do think Keats would have meant something else with his lamenting statement. It is not that nature has lost its beauty because of science, but it has lost its divinity, and that is something quite different.<BR/>When nature was divine we could be near to the gods, but "reduced" to a scientific equation it has lost some of its depth - which reflects back on the <B>romantic</B> poetry.<BR/><BR/>With kind regards<BR/><A HREF="http://christianstokbrokarlsen.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Chr. S. Karlsen</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13712627.post-1128571241342860632005-10-06T09:30:00.000+05:302005-10-06T09:30:00.000+05:30Venkat,The new template looked more appelealing th...Venkat,<BR/><BR/>The new template looked more appelealing than the earlier one to me..hope this one stays long!. Thanks for your opinion Venkat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13712627.post-1128551679907706032005-10-06T04:04:00.001+05:302005-10-06T04:04:00.001+05:30I forgot to add, I prefer your old template more b...I forgot to add, I prefer your old template more but this one is also nice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13712627.post-1128551645703550982005-10-06T04:04:00.000+05:302005-10-06T04:04:00.000+05:30I agree with you Prabhu, when I understand the inn...I agree with you Prabhu, when I understand the inner workings of nature, I am more and more astounded by nature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com