donderdag 17 maart 2011

Lesson 3: Logos VS. Mythos

What is Logos?
What is Mythos?

Well is looked it up on the internet.. This is what I found:

Mythos is a Greek word meaning "story, legend, plot" and may refer to:
Logos (pronounced /ˈloʊɡɒs/, /ˈlɒɡɒs/ (UK), or /ˈloʊɡoʊs/ (US); Greek λόγος logos) is an important term in philosophy, psychology, rhetoric and religion. Originally a word meaning "word," "speech," "account," or "reason,"[1][2] it became a technical term in philosophy, beginning with Heraclitus (ca. 535–475 BC), who used the term for the principle of order and knowledge. (Wikipedia)

As you can see it has a lot of definitions. I see it this way: Logos: Logic, we think everything true, we whant to prove that God exists. Belgium is a good exemple.
Mythos: Things without a reason, we don't thinks about it. We don't think it trough.

Water is H2O, but this don't give u some information about where, how, when. You know that it is water but more? You see people but do you know what is underneath?

The Pakistani people borrowed our Logos we have one place: Vaticaan,one person decides for us. (about faith)
They want a Vaticaan so they made Mekka. Another example is the Koran, long ago, he read a different way but now not anymore.

The east took over our Logos. I think we could say that we have a good Logos where we should be proud of. they also where jens now en want everything we have. THEY WANT TO BE LOGOS!

I think we have a good logos, but I also think that we think too much and especially to ourselves. Too bad because we have so many different people in this world. In the movie we saw she said: "We are all different in the world. It is not so much about people learning, as learning from themself. Because god would whant this."


I think this is a lot to think about...

PS: Only 10 days and I go to Denmark! Then this stuff will certainly go true my mind!
Big kisses Nele
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  1. Bram Agelink20 maart 2011 om 15:02

    We have lost the Mythos in our Western culture. Unfortunately it's true that a lot of other cultures want to be Logos like us.

    But we are starting to change I guess. As I mention in my own blog, we start to realise that we need the Mythos. That's part of the reason we want to go abroad. In a way I think we're in search of the Mythos we've lost.

    When we are in Denmark I'd suggest we ask some students from other places what they think about this.

    Bram

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  2. Mieke Van den Eynde20 juni 2011 om 00:48

    I think it's a sad thing that our Western culture doesn't has the Mythos.
    Because you see that a lot of people who has the Mythos, have a lot of power. If they just belief hard enough, it will happen.
    Of course, I have a pretty good explanation about it.
    If you belief hard enough that you will bump your toe tomorrow, propably, it will happen. Because your body is linked with your mind.

    I just think it's gorgeous that some people get strenght about it.

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  3. Nele20 juni 2011 om 00:56

    Héhé, I like you explanation, but it's correct.

    We think everything to much, that's the reason whe have a lot of stress.. Sometimes we just need this Mythos..

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