tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post937464366066816019..comments2024-03-18T21:33:35.309-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: Individuals without IndividualityGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-80702856698089622612016-11-30T12:16:38.689-08:002016-11-30T12:16:38.689-08:00Yep, They are right on that, but the introspective...Yep, They are right on that, but the introspective sense, the awareness of am interior, that was there in the Greeks, but... wild. Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-39127137280202623112016-11-30T10:09:04.918-08:002016-11-30T10:09:04.918-08:00Well, They -- whoever They are -- always say that ...Well, They -- whoever They are -- always say that the Confessions is the first true autobiography in the modern sense, so I'm just citing the authority of Them.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911613613759942690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-31657205177591388742016-11-30T10:02:52.228-08:002016-11-30T10:02:52.228-08:00"In a certain sense you could say that people..."In a certain sense you could say that people were more objective than subjective. Perhaps the earliest appearance of the latter turn is Augustine's Confessions, in which he reflects upon his own psychic interior. But he was the leading edge a phenomenon that didn't become more widespread until the 16th century or so. Only as people begin to be liberated from rigid roles do they start noticing the interior world -- that it is a world in its own right."<br /><br />Except... that in some sense, Socrates got there first. And certainly some odd the Greek poets did as well, Homer pointed it out. But there was definitely something not quite right with the inner world that the Greeks found, or what they found was different from what Augustine did. As Thales was one of the first to ask what was out there, they'd been exploring what was 'in' there as well... but it's add if they began exploring the inner landscape without a pole star to guide them - or twelve of them to pinball off of. <br /><br />Either way, it wasn't until the Judeo-Christian and the Greco-Roman halves (quarters?) came to grips with each other, that One finally came out on top. <br /><br />It's puzzling.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-22580856364276077552016-11-29T20:45:36.328-08:002016-11-29T20:45:36.328-08:00Ah, Joan. We're not all cut from the same clot...Ah, Joan. We're not all cut from the same cloth, my friend. But then,I've always been that one sheep that keeps wandering off. Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841216552998472686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-85480783942913196682016-11-29T16:43:22.516-08:002016-11-29T16:43:22.516-08:00Wise, and I also completely agree with Leslie.Wise, and I also completely agree with Leslie.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-55539936019935960852016-11-29T16:39:54.201-08:002016-11-29T16:39:54.201-08:00The feminization of our culture happened because w...<i>The feminization of our culture happened because we taught boys to govern their natures, but quit teaching our girls to govern theirs. </i><br /><br />Totally tweetable.<br /><br />It's why I won't be a member of a church with a woman priest, pastor, or music director.Joan of Argghh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14729682908266300507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-60520655726826354522016-11-29T14:34:31.140-08:002016-11-29T14:34:31.140-08:00Well, she did share a picture of herself holding u...Well, she did share a picture of herself holding up that "send home our girls" sign and making a pouty face that one time. <br /><br />So Presidential. Do we even need an election?!<br /><br />Plus, just think of how many more <i>fabulous</i> parties they can have at the White House!juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-69032906104928316772016-11-29T13:51:04.171-08:002016-11-29T13:51:04.171-08:00"The cultural development in question is the ...<i>"The cultural development in question is the systematic over-estimation of the importance not so much of emotion, as of the expression of emotion -- one's own emotion, that is. The manner with which something is said has come to be more important than what is said."</i><br /><br />It's funny how many of my lefty friends believe Michelle Obama should now run for president because she gave a couple heart-felt speeches. tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354048695798015131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-71559739158933114772016-11-29T10:53:25.718-08:002016-11-29T10:53:25.718-08:00I find it difficult to believe that people take De...I find it difficult to believe that people take Deepak Chopra's nonsense to heart. Do they, really?Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00987042455512485699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-31704212380695592582016-11-29T10:44:28.814-08:002016-11-29T10:44:28.814-08:00"When it comes to coping with objective reali..."When it comes to coping with objective reality, our feelings are none of our business." The feminization of our culture happened because we taught boys to govern their natures, but quit teaching our girls to govern theirs. Wymyn are tedious creatures created by being encouraged to "be themselves". Uh, no. I cannot stand to be around other people's feelings. No wonder I stay home. Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284936021406079076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-21809593648958645092016-11-29T10:39:04.138-08:002016-11-29T10:39:04.138-08:00Prager left off one other reason that I have found...Prager left off one other reason that I have found to be generally true over the years: leftists identify personally with their politics. That is, if you disagree with a leftist you are not simply rejecting an idea that they have, you are delivering a <i>personal insult</i>. It's why they move so quickly to <i>ad hominem</i> arguments when the discussion hasn't called for it, and if you won't be swayed by their passion about the subject then clearly it's not that you disagree with an idea, it's that you are full of hatred for them, personally.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-82279719644697460262016-11-29T10:14:38.261-08:002016-11-29T10:14:38.261-08:00Prager's piece today goes to our subject.<a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/article/442538/why-left-wingers-cut-ties-trump-voters" rel="nofollow">Prager's piece</a> today goes to our subject.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911613613759942690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-64975764895516260062016-11-29T10:11:16.151-08:002016-11-29T10:11:16.151-08:00Re. Chopra, if that's really what he thinks, h...Re. Chopra, if that's really what he thinks, how does he function? I mean, obviously the answer is "poorly," but I mean how does he even pull "himself" together enough to get out of bed in the morning? juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1898176857820025362016-11-29T10:02:02.649-08:002016-11-29T10:02:02.649-08:00The first thing that occurs to me is that the idea...<i>The first thing that occurs to me is that the ideas of choosing one's mate and choosing one's leaders emerge at around the same time.</i><br /><br />Oh, now that's very interesting. <br /><br /><i>Reminds me of how Gil Bailie (or maybe Rene Girard) described human sacrifice: unanimity minus one. The Jews were the "minus one." (Although so too were any groups or individuals distinct from the German ideal.)</i><br /><br />Along those lines, at Instapundit <a href="https://pjmedia.com/instapundit/250417/" rel="nofollow">this morning</a> was an excerpt from a professor/ journalist who was surrounded by stunned Hillary supporters after the election. One of their comments on the results: <i>“Oh my God!” pinged a professor. “We will be the ones ostracized if he wins.”</i><br /><br />Ah, sweet projection; they always give away their plans that way.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.com