What rational was to the Gutenberg world, experiential is to the Google world. In the ongoing battle between Aristotle and Plato, Aristotle wins in the twenty-first century. It’s the difference between sermons that evoke the response, “You really gave me something to think about, Preacher” and those that garner “That message really moved/touched me.” Plato insists that philosophy reigns supreme; Aristotle makes a place for drama, the arts, poetry, and experience.
