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100 Great Catholic Poems III

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Some ways,

  1. A personal disclaimer, she will make statements which seem to be a fact, which are an opinion.

    2. Ex/ “No other literary genre is so concerned with truth”

    – this is a portion of a quote and is encountered within the text at times. The quote ends

    “scalpel-precise rendering of things that humans cannot otherwise articulate.”

    It is an opinion which I do not share at this time.

    I know the difficulty in good scientific studies and their craftmanship. Scalpel precise rendering of truth is foundational and the style of writing is certainly prose. Within Sacred Scripture and our Liturgy, there is poetry, but a much greater use of prose. Theology & Philosophy also struggle to use scalpel precision language.

    1. e Homoousios: This term is derived from the Greek words “ὁμός” (homós), meaning “same,” and “οὐσία” (ousía), meaning “being” or “essence.” It is a key term in Christian theology, particularly in the Nicene Creed, used to affirm that God the Son (Jesus Christ) is of the same substance or essence as God the Father. This concept was established at the First Council of Nicaea in 325 AD to counter the Arian controversy, which denied the full divinity of Christ12.
    2. Homoiousios: This term is similar to “homoousios” but includes an additional “iota” (Greek letter “ι”). It means “of similar substance” rather than “of the same substance.” This term was used by those who believed that Jesus was not of the same essence as God the Father but was instead of a similar, yet distinct, substance. This view was held by the Arians and other groups that denied the full divinity of Christ2.

      3. Others, who write legal opinions, face this same Herculean task of scalpel precision rendering of things in pursuit of truth. I am not a lawyer, so I cannot speak to this personally, as I can with science, engineering, theology and philosophy.

      The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric

      Sr Miriam Joseph

      I have read it and its excellent. Sara is correct in referencing it.

      Scientific vs artist writing different perspectives for truth.

      Scientific best in abstract forms, real concrete examples. Abstraction leads to concrete. Do not use many synonyms, muddy water, unclear.

      Poet begins with concrete, multiple synonyms, then leads to explore abstraction of the language.

      I leave it to the reader to decide for herself, if this is the case for them. It does not detract from her excellent selections & analysis.

      However, as a nod to the use of poems within science, is the various mnemonics I have used over the years to memorize scientific facts. A reduction of the prose to its essence. The best strategy would be the use of music as well. Homeschooling my children showed me their strength.

      Philosophy language, not the Germans, French and Greek, Latin seems to hold it well. Way the authors sees things different. Poet mind can enter into ideas from these backgrounds.

      Right & left brain both brings truth into focus.

      Poetry divine encounter through language.

      Great philosophers there is not divine language, need a body, angels have no bodies, no sense perception, no language

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