Plato v Lewis, is that the question?
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The Protagonists.
1) Plato
2) Lewis
The Theory.
1) Plato. Once tried to explain things with a
metaphor about a cave. You know, two men chained to a cave wall and could only see shadows of stuff from the outside. Is the stuff outside real or, if told it's real, they'd think that's crazy?
2) Lewis. Strapped to the cockpit of a race car and can only see stuff from the outside at high speed. Is the approaching gap he sees real and can he predict what happens to that gap before he gets there. Will it close? Will it not? Is it even there in the first place?
The Conclusion.
Plato? What does he have to whinge about? Caves.
Lewis? Is there a gap, what happens to that gap and what if there is no gap?
The comparison....? Plato doesn't think that his cave is as real as the next man's and Lewis doesn't think his gap is appreciated as much as the next man's...
The Pseudo Philosophical Twoddle.
The philosophical conundrums that the modern F1 driver must juggle, along with all those pesky steering wheel buttons that need pressing, are very demanding. Caves are all well and good but they aren't a patch on the modern F1 car...
It's not like BTCC you know, where some driver called Neil makes gaps by hitting people out of the way, or tries to (even when it's his team mate!)
So, finally. F1 drivers. The modern philosophers.
This article was a one off, never to be repeated article. I would copyright it, but meh.....
That's gotta be expensive.
