Re: gods and men


Subject: Re: gods and men
erespess@nji.com
Date: Sun Jan 09 2000 - 12:39:57 EST


>We really have two options here:
>
>1. The supernatural argument, probably best put forth by the Greeks, that
>reason is what we humans have in common with the gods, that it's above and
>beyond nature, and that we humans are unique in that we are both animals and
>participate in this super-natural faculty.
>
>2. Reason is a social construct.
>
>Take your pick :)

Are you saying these two options are mutually exclusive, and if so,
how do you figure that?

Elizabeth



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