Narrative classical

Narrative and rational paradigms are uniquely intertwined to the '"classical" and "romantic" ways of knowing. As Pirsig said, "A classical understanding sees the world primarily as underlying form itself," (73), which makes me see the classical understanding as very clear cut, rational take on an individual’s surroundings. The romantic understanding, on the other hand, "sees it primarily in terms of immediate appearance," (73). The rational paradigm seems to be  intertwined with the classical understanding through the focus on the facts and the functions of the subject. These views are not concerned with long, drawn out philosophical explanations but rather explanations that are short and to the point. The narrative paradigm on the other hand has much more freedom than the rational/classical views. Narrative paradigms, in my opinion, seem a little more complex. Narrative paradigms have the ability to complicate a situation more than rational. With narrative and romantic paradigms the focus could be buried in the embellishment and nuances of the narrative. With my comprehension of narrative paradigms thus far, I cannot see how narrative and classical views are intertwined. However, I do see a few similarities in the romantic and narrative views. Romantic and narrative views are more subjective than classical and rational. These views give the user much more flexibility and a wider range of motion when constructing thoughts and ideas.

The similarities and differences between people in the classical/rational and narrative/romantic mindsets would obviously become crystal clear when these different groups work on projects. For example, I think that if a group of rational/classical people were given a project to describe something, they would have very similar results all around. The results would be fairly clear cut and to the point, focusing only on what really matters. If a group of romantic/narrative minded people were given a project I think they would all come to varying conclusions that are somewhat similar in the values that they are entrenched in.

         

My comprehension of romantic and classical worldviews and narrative and rational paradigms has a ton of room to grow, I think it is a little narrow as of now. I am eagerly anticipating to hear what others have to say on the subject so I can gain new perspectives on the subject.