A few years ago, after I published my book of essays on Atlas Shrugged, I reflected on the big new thing I learned from writing them and gathering them together: a new perspective on Ayn Rand’s philosophy. I hailed her as “the prophet of causation,” playing off her own description of the rational man as a “disciple of causation.” Yes, the religious overtones are meant ironically, both by her and by me—though I would point out that the word “prophet” originally just meant “messenger,” which has a perfectly reasonable secular meaning.
I really like the explanation of the word "prophet" meaning messenger and I thank you for pointing that out. You are doing a great job with all your work, and I am a big fan. LL
"Prophet" come from a Latin version of a Greek equivalent, "prophetes," and it seems the secular translation would be closer to "interpreter," which is even better for my purposes.
I really like the explanation of the word "prophet" meaning messenger and I thank you for pointing that out. You are doing a great job with all your work, and I am a big fan. LL
Much appreciated.
"Messenger" is the meaning of the original Akkadian word "nabu," borrowed by the Hebrews as "navi."
https://www.hebrewversity.com/hebrew-meaning-word-prophet/
"Prophet" come from a Latin version of a Greek equivalent, "prophetes," and it seems the secular translation would be closer to "interpreter," which is even better for my purposes.
https://www.etymonline.com/word/prophet