Question: Is getting a philosophical message from text really incredibly different from seeing shapes in the clouds?
I would argue that there isn't really a large difference between these two things. Nussbaum says that, basically, because we are human there is no way that we can possibly get the different meanings from the text because we share the same truths and such. I would have to disagree with her. I think humans tend to gather very different meanings from various texts, especially given that people have various views of what is true, driven to their core beliefs (Theism v. Atheism). I once heard an interpretation of The Metamorphosis wherein Gregor Samsa was depicted as Jesus and his death was necessary to have the family (representing all of human kind) become happy because their sins have been liberated. I don't quite think this is the message that Franz Kafka intended and I'm fairly certain that not everybody would get that same meaning. Franz Kafka. I think that Franz Kafka may have also intentionally tried to blur 'the cloud, as it is - creating inconsistent statements likes "An innocent child, yes, that you were, truly, but still more truly you have been a devilish human being. with this kind of confusion, how can we be expected to unite on one meaning?
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