WHY ISN’T ARISTOTLE OUR PROPHET? (sketch) Or is he the god of science and reason

WHY ISN’T ARISTOTLE OUR PROPHET?

(sketch)

Or is he the god of science and reason? Are we a polytheistic people after all?

“WE DO”: The people in the upper 20% want to know how to think and act

“WE CAN”: The people in the middle 30% want to imitate the upper 20%.

“WE CAN’T”: The people in the lower 50% want to know how to endure.

Who are the prophets?

ARISTOCRACY

Alexander or Ceasar or Aurelius. (force)

Aristotle. (knowing, science) (words)

Da Vinci. (creating, art and craft) (actions)

MIDDLE CLASSES

[State] Jefferson?

[Trade] Smith?

LOWER CLASSES

Jesus and Marx? (rejection, resistance)

Will Durant was pretty much wrong about his heroes. He picked all warm fuzzy middle class consensus builders. I have to go with Murray’s analysis instead.