When discussing the spider web of ideas associated with
Liberal Humanism the one that aroused my curiosity the most was the idea that
Human Nature is “essentially” unchanging. I initially disagreed with this
statement, but after a little bit of internal wrestling with the idea I think
it is pretty spot on. Just underneath the surface of beginner level analysis I
think it can be very clearly seen that there is a correlation between
unchanging human nature and the phenomenon of “timeless literature”. For
example, why is it that a book written hundreds, maybe even thousands of years
ago move so powerfully the emotions of a reader living in modern times? I would
argue that it is because there are, (as Barry outlines), inherent ever-present
human feelings that we all have that connect us as a species; thus, if an author
manages to tap into to feelings through a beautiful work of literature, that authors
writings will affect many who read their work regardless of when it is read relative
to when it was written.
Source: https://www.theodysseyonline.com/odyssey-chorus-voices
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