In the discussion on horror I'd mentioned how of all the genres I think fantasy (whether magical realism or Tolkien-esque quests& kingdoms) is the one that speaks to the idea that the scientific image is lacking.
For myself the fantastical brings a sense of recollection, not of any distinct past lives or secret magical knowledge but rather the feeling that there is something more to reality than the supposed "laws" of physics might allow.
Curious if others feel this way about fantasy as a genre, or really any genre or even specific work of fiction.
For myself the fantastical brings a sense of recollection, not of any distinct past lives or secret magical knowledge but rather the feeling that there is something more to reality than the supposed "laws" of physics might allow.
Curious if others feel this way about fantasy as a genre, or really any genre or even specific work of fiction.
'Historically, we may regard materialism as a system of dogma set up to combat orthodox dogma...Accordingly we find that, as ancient orthodoxies disintegrate, materialism more and more gives way to scepticism.'
- Bertrand Russell
- Bertrand Russell
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