Son of a midwife, Socrates called his method maeutic (meaning midwife in Greek). Among the Graces and the Muses, no males. Yet how can this be? Most well known philosophers, poets, historians, etc. are men? Maybe our wisdom traditions are telling us, "Shut up and listen to that feminine voice that seems to come from without or above." Milton and company took dictation. We master a discipline in the hope that one day a Muse will master us, our voice hers.
Women -- and feminine wisdom -- is going to rise again now that boomer gals are coming of (un certain) age.
As to knowledge, here's T. H. Huxley's thought on the matter, "If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger?"
Play on, Phil.
Posted by: Julia Moulden | September 06, 2008 at 11:39 AM
I will be drummed out of the advisory corps for this unmanly behavior - listening to a woman, and acknowledging it openly. Women are supposed to be spoken about in planning, not spoken to. We do planning for the woman, not with her.
Posted by: Phil | September 06, 2008 at 10:53 PM