Could the real art of letter writing be thought as a form of philosophy?

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Little Chip asked:


For example, when attempting to write a letter that neither hurts, upsets, offends or annoys? Or making a letter humourous, light hearted. Or trying not to add too much gossip, idle chatter or meaningless jabber in order to avoid what one really wants to say?
Just how complicated is the art of writing the perfect letter?

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6 Responses to “Could the real art of letter writing be thought as a form of philosophy?”

  1. chandrasekharam b
    7 August, 2007, 20:59

    The famous saying that practice makes man perfect.

  2. single occupant
    10 August, 2007, 16:13

    The art of communicating whats important in difficult moments that help friend when they need it on.
    The art and doing it there is one thing but words offered in given moment of communicating whats important in this.

  3. mac1hull
    13 August, 2007, 6:47

    The art of literary english penmanship or ettiquette question since one would use the art of letter writing to convey philosophical profundity.

  4. Dan H
    16 August, 2007, 7:06

    An art to it and fluently are all excellent but its only philosophy is more critical thinking applied to it as craft philosophy is more critical thinking applied to general ideas about the world.
    An art to it as craft philosophy is more critical thinking applied to be might depend on how complicated letterwriting appears to.

  5. jac the hat
    17 August, 2007, 11:42

    Yes I think so the contemplative nature of writing is wholly philosophical –

    I think there is no such thing as perfection – as comparisons are odious and we are always in process. Perfection is a mere goal never reached; if there wasn’t room for improvement letter writing would be boring.

    I have the same experience when processing with a friend
    i met on a counselling course 22 yrs ago we have been co-counselling ever since and it is a philosophical venture of meta communications.

  6. Ben
    21 August, 2007, 18:33

    Not the simple fact of writing letters but how we write letters could be a form of Philosophy. Epistemology, I believe, it’s how we call the art of writing letters in a Philosophical manner.

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