The repudiation of the primacy of understanding means the repudiation of the norms of judgment as well, and hence the abandonment of all ethical standards.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Judgment is contained in the act of trying to understand.
There are clear cases in which 'understanding' literally applies and clear cases in which it does not apply; and these two sorts of cases are all I need for this argument.
Fullness of knowledge always means some understanding of the depths of our ignorance; and that is always conducive to humility and reverence.
The endeavor to understand is the first and only basis of virtue.
To understand is to forgive, even oneself.
There are thus great swathes of the past where understanding is more important and reputable than judgement, because the principal actors performed in line with the ideas and values of that time, not of ours.
I want to block some common misunderstandings about 'understanding': In many of these discussions one finds a lot of fancy footwork about the word 'understanding.'
Our understanding is correlative to our perception.
We have the tendency to condemn what we don't understand.
The improver of natural knowledge absolutely refuses to acknowledge authority, as such. For him, skepticism is the highest of duties; blind faith the one unpardonable sin.
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