#175- Taylor's Poetic Knowledge: The Recovery of Education
Scott and Karl read and discuss James S. Taylor's 1998 book,\xa0 Poetic Knowledge:\xa0The Recovery of Education.
Taylor describes his work as an \u201cattempt to resuscitate a nearly forgotten mode of knowledge.\u201d\xa0 This "poetic knowledge" is not the knowledge of poetry. Rather, it is an intuitive, obscure, mysterious way of knowing reality. As Karl points out, "Po\u0113t\u0113s in Greek means making... you're a maker of things. I think that's a reasonable way to think about it."
The author traces the history of poetic knowledge through Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Benedict, and the beginning of its demise with Descartes. Tune in for a fascinating look at what has been and what might be again when we turn theoretical into practical knowledge.
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