“They saw their injured country's woe;
The flaming town, the wasted field;
Then rushed to meet the insulting foe;
They took the spear, - but left the shield.”
―Philip Freneau
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And by a prudent flight and cunning save A life which valour could not, from the grave. A better buckler I can soon regain, But who can get another life again?
Archilochus
Thursday, March 16, 2017
"Is there a post-human god?" - Zizek on 3_2_17 @ UCLA
Well, I give you credit. I find the subject matter too tedious. I can never figure out where guys like Zizek are heading, or what they are suggesting. Not that I don't understand. I get it. Really. But it just seems like pointless circular cynicism to me. Let me know if this new book clears things up a bit!
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Oh dear. This is two hours. How about a nice summary??? Please???
JMJ
Sure. I've ordered peter sloterdijk's "Critique of Cynical Reason". :p
Well, I give you credit. I find the subject matter too tedious. I can never figure out where guys like Zizek are heading, or what they are suggesting. Not that I don't understand. I get it. Really. But it just seems like pointless circular cynicism to me. Let me know if this new book clears things up a bit!
JMJ
Let me know if this new book clears things up a bit!
I read that when it came out. Great book but don't expect Sloterdijk to clear anything up! ;-)
Philosophers NEVER "clear" things up... at least, NOT until they've been forgotten. :)
True dat, Thersy!
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