tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post841432912962305967..comments2024-03-29T13:25:33.439+00:00Comments on A K Haart: Narrative girlA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-9030343884233238372012-05-15T19:04:30.718+01:002012-05-15T19:04:30.718+01:00Sam - the windmill was a happy coincidence. I'...Sam - the windmill was a happy coincidence. I've had the saucer for decades and just decided to post on my pet narrative.<br /><br />Roger - is that Wilf Pauli the porcelain expert? His ideas are even more exotic.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-77436164951203570172012-05-15T15:04:24.923+01:002012-05-15T15:04:24.923+01:00A nice plate with a pleasing design. A pretty the...A nice plate with a pleasing design. A pretty theory and I think we should keep it - but I suspect W Pauli would have had an unkind word about your theory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-79188253698262537342012-05-15T08:50:21.412+01:002012-05-15T08:50:21.412+01:00Yes, I agree with the narratives idea. I suppose ...Yes, I agree with the narratives idea. I suppose one thing to look out for is <i>why</i> we are constructing such narratives. In the case of science, we assume that the narrative enables us to approach truth about the physical world, and hopfully usefulness. Motives about the humanities are less clear, although there is no reason one should not construct a narrative because the whimsy and emotion of it appeal to us. Your example is like this. Nobody would attempt to disprove it, unless there is something important at stake.<br /><br />The problems start when the narratives are patently about the increase of power, or profit, or status. <br /><br />Did you choos the issue of <i>windmills</i> on purpose, or was it just a happy coincidence?Sam Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978971199859845931noreply@blogger.com