2006-08-20 19:44:41 · 8 answers · asked by jhen_hidaka 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
A seaman travels from port to port, and is concerned primarily with the end destinations (and the means of getting there). A traveler or philosopher is more interested in the journey itself, and the experiences along the way.
The term "seaman" also suggests a person with duties. To describe one as a "seaman" implies that he/she is not the captain, but a laborer on the ship; occupied with tasks and responsibilities. This could limit his/her viewpoint to that of the ship itself.
On the other hand, "travelers" and "philosophers" are somewhat less practical in this sense. A "traveler" is sailing with the purpose of "seeing the world", and a "philosopher" with the purpose of "understanding" it. The ship itself is not necessarily their concern.
2006-08-20 19:51:40 · answer #1 · answered by Jon 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I would think it means that the person didn't travel because it was their job, concerned with the mechanism of sailing/travelling but rather they travelled to discover the world and themselves.
2006-08-21 13:20:13 · answer #2 · answered by UKJess 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He / She didn't sail to sail, or at least didn't do it for the "act" of doing it or the "act" of traveling. They sailed the seas to find the answer to their most basic questions, the eternal "Why". They sailed to find out about the "Why" of sailing the seas, and hopefully answer the "Why" for themselves.
;-)
(I'm now enrolled in a philosophy class this semester, they just sit there and find or ask Why and then try to solve it with the aid of science and observation but still follow their heart since science alone has not answered all the "why's" in the world, thus it is Philosophy, it can not be proven with science alone, even though science CAN support it unlike religion. However, even though it can not be compleatly proven it can be self realized).
2006-08-21 02:55:13 · answer #3 · answered by Am 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
He was not a member of the crew of the ship, but an observer, a person who based his philosopies on the experiences of the trip
2006-08-26 20:32:06 · answer #4 · answered by Lance U 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read that as doing what life presents you as an adventure not as a job. And seeking all there is to learn in the process.
Words to live by.
2006-08-26 15:14:20 · answer #5 · answered by sunkissed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is an esoteric term for people who "travel" in pursuit of wisdom, knowledge and understanding.
Boaz.
2006-08-28 23:31:11 · answer #6 · answered by Boaz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sailed not to apply already aquired knowledge, but to aquire new knowledge, or rather to aquire wisdom.
2006-08-25 14:51:02 · answer #7 · answered by MGoodrich 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would think this would describe someone who sails for the love of the ocean...the love of the horizon....rather than simply as a job.
2006-08-21 02:50:14 · answer #8 · answered by sueflower 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋