tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post8671345388256088986..comments2024-03-29T05:55:32.588-07:00Comments on Edward Feser: The phenomenology of spiritsEdward Feserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13643921537838616224noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-90141627044587760482012-02-14T09:51:15.813-08:002012-02-14T09:51:15.813-08:00I gave up drinking whiskey last year, 2011, except...I gave up drinking whiskey last year, 2011, except for New Year's Eve when I tasted Laphroaig, Bushmill's White Label, Bushmills 1608, Coopers 1977, Jameson Redbreast, Famous Grouse and Jura Superstition, not in that order. The Jura stole the show despite being a relatively cheap single malt, about £20 in most UK supermarkets.Olivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-25130098197367650022012-01-21T01:31:32.521-08:002012-01-21T01:31:32.521-08:00And by the way, what does anything said here have ...And by the way, what does anything said here have to do with "domination and submission," "an air of universality and rightness," and "the Anglo-American-Colonial culture" -- whatever that is? Must even the most unserious blog post be read through the lenses of Euro-leftist geopolitical paranoia?<br /><br />Take the beam out of your own eye, please, before commenting further.Edward Feserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13643921537838616224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-30679986267949939402012-01-21T01:25:35.868-08:002012-01-21T01:25:35.868-08:00Roberto,
What a bizarre, humorless -- and indeed,...Roberto,<br /><br />What a bizarre, humorless -- and indeed, uncharitable -- comment. Perhaps it is the language barrier that prevents you from recognizing the lighthearted spirit in which these comments were intended. That would be a charitable interpretation, anyway.Edward Feserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13643921537838616224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-87971464562333611462012-01-21T00:55:39.444-08:002012-01-21T00:55:39.444-08:00Every language is a testament to its culture. And ...Every language is a testament to its culture. And I must say, regardless of the philosophical positions espoused, the nihilism, insecurity and pettiness of Anglo-American culture drips from every word in the comments. Losing one's job? Heart broken? Ass kicked? Drink? Sharp sting? <br /><br />My goodness. No offense is intended, but sometimes remaining silent is uncharitable. Despair and absurdity abound. The 7 mortal sins undergird the whole mess. An intellect petty and confused. I envy none of you or your society, whether it is one of mutual admiration, corroboration or domination and submission. Philosophy was to free man from confusion and illusion, to raise him out of depravity and superficiality into true humanity and true authenticity. But I suppose no matter how hard some try, they never manage to break through the oppressive ceiling of lies offered to them from birth, from absurd pretensions, from shallow arrogance, masking and insulating them from the simple and blatant reality of their souls, of their very being. The hole in one's heart finds its missing piece elsewhere...<br /><br />I hate Anglo-American-Colonial culture. It pollutes and infects everything it touches, and presents itself with an air of universality and rightness. It saddens me on a good say, or terrifies me on a bad dayRoberto di Marenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-72859361746456004472012-01-13T12:06:53.730-08:002012-01-13T12:06:53.730-08:00I don't care for gin or whiskey, really. Howev...I don't care for gin or whiskey, really. However, I love Guinness with a passion, and I've lost jobs, had my heart broken, and have had my ass kicked on more than one occasion.Charles R. Cherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06314369744988878572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-70153857676801740032012-01-06T09:46:02.665-08:002012-01-06T09:46:02.665-08:00As I live in Japan, recently I've been into th...As I live in Japan, recently I've been into the Japanese spirit, shochu. It is nice in winter with hot water and a slice of lemon.<br /><br />Cheers!Takarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835898480846286935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-78350290769887223622011-12-31T16:59:33.798-08:002011-12-31T16:59:33.798-08:00Laphroig - Quarter Cask strength: peaty and medici...Laphroig - Quarter Cask strength: peaty and medicinal - the essence of Islay.Frank La Roccahttp://www.franklarocca.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-37018701871180271662011-12-30T04:53:44.005-08:002011-12-30T04:53:44.005-08:00But, if I wanted that experience, I could always p...<i>But, if I wanted that experience, I could always place a charred stick in a glass of iodine water mixed with pure grain alcohol, and take a swig.</i><br /><br />I'll go with what DNW said. <br /><br />Don't you guys know that every glass of scotch dissolves a little more your capacity to grasp the truth in an excellent wine? <i>In vino veritas</i>, I say! <br /><br />As for jazz, Ed already knows my thoughts on the subject: jazz is what you get when somebody who wanted to be a musician stopped trying because it wasn't coming. You did know that jazz was the music of choice at NICE, didn't you, before Merlin got there and dealt with them? <br /><br />Back to spirits: does it occur to you that the stories of ghosts and the drinks of distilleries use the same word for <i>a reason</i>? That they both imbibe from the same source of vague unreality? <br /><br />;-)))Tonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-57758180790105128212011-12-23T04:10:20.813-08:002011-12-23T04:10:20.813-08:00@BenYachov:
"Skinny babes have nothing on my...@BenYachov:<br /><br />"Skinny babes have nothing on my gal."<br /><br />One might almost say that "Skinny babes have nothing" and leave it at that.grodrigueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366931909873380710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-15080954426160719212011-12-22T20:47:04.300-08:002011-12-22T20:47:04.300-08:00>I take it you are not married!
>:>)
No...>I take it you are not married!<br /><br />>:>)<br /><br />No I am married & I like fat chicks & BBW's specifically one in particular so much so I have been married too her for almost 20 years.<br /><br /><br />Skinny babes have nothing on my gal.<br /><br />Now I am inspired to pour out my heart to her. Right after I listen to a Freddie Mercury song.<br /><br />I think you know which one.<br /><br />".....make the rocking world go round".....BenYachovhttp://www.catholic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-13237157738603685172011-12-22T18:08:18.459-08:002011-12-22T18:08:18.459-08:00I love my Gin and Tonic.......... enough said.I love my Gin and Tonic.......... enough said.Just another mad Catholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10503510474554718305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-65893346882746254852011-12-21T15:30:09.225-08:002011-12-21T15:30:09.225-08:00Ben,
"Myself? I like fat chicks & BBW...Ben,<br /><br />"Myself? I like fat chicks & BBW's"<br /><br />I take it you are not married!<br /><br />:>)monk68https://www.blogger.com/profile/02718257273640738688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-9541113309413545512011-12-21T12:27:13.453-08:002011-12-21T12:27:13.453-08:00Jameson, or Crown Royal. Actually, one of my dark...Jameson, or Crown Royal. Actually, one of my darkest moments came about due to a bottle of Crown Royal. My friends drank a whole bottle I had been given as payment for a weeklong dog-sitting for my sister and brother in law. I never even got a drop as while they were drinking it down I had to go get my daughter from the aforementioned in-laws. When I got home and saw the bottle empty... Lets just say that they are lucky that they are my dearest friends. And it helps that they paid for it later in the form of terrible hangovers. And for the record, not much of a jazz man. Sorry.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09167476244719554755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-46109682383744645272011-12-21T10:30:53.033-08:002011-12-21T10:30:53.033-08:00Note to Self.
Don't feed the trolls on Feser&...Note to Self.<br /><br />Don't feed the trolls on Feser's & don't mock Steely Dan.<br /><br />Carolyn Leonhart?<br /><br />Whatever works for you bro.<br /><br />Myself? I like fat chicks & BBW's.BenYachovhttp://www.catholic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-17977720935210912822011-12-21T09:20:40.920-08:002011-12-21T09:20:40.920-08:00As for Gin and Scotch. I couldn't agree with ...As for Gin and Scotch. I couldn't agree with Mr. Feser more.<br /><br />Though a little esoteric, I would recommend Hendrick's gin from Scotland. As for that other Scottish drink the Talisker is a man's drink and if you can get across the pond the Morlach is quite sublime.<br /><br />Merry Christmas to all.Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-34845015072049418242011-12-21T07:06:11.072-08:002011-12-21T07:06:11.072-08:00I earlier missed the metaphysics of the martini li...I earlier missed the metaphysics of the martini link, which had covered the subject pretty well, I think.DNWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-35966072828659119182011-12-21T01:10:16.877-08:002011-12-21T01:10:16.877-08:00Chesterton's anti-Puritanism becomes a bore so...Chesterton's anti-Puritanism becomes a bore sometimes, as all anti-Puritanism (in the loose, non-theological sense, of course)becomes a bore sometimes. People forget that Puritanism can be something enjoyed for its own sake, in the same way children (and sometimes adults) skip over the cracks in the pavement. It's a bit like what Dr. Feser says in the post about life losing its savour if it had no bite. People impose limits on themselves for the pleasure of sticking to them. My father won't read any science-ficton or fantasy because they have fantastical elements. When I point out that ghost stories are fantastical too, he says: "But ghosts really exist". I don't think it makes any sense but the world would be poorer without such bloody-mindedness and prejudice.Maolsheachlannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406722311993627528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-78681874510079543522011-12-20T20:07:48.513-08:002011-12-20T20:07:48.513-08:00The account of a moment in the life of a future ph...The account of a moment in the life of a future philosopher can be found by searching at Google for:<br /><br />Bertrand Russell Gladstone port claretCharles E Flynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-47440221358481041942011-12-20T15:59:27.094-08:002011-12-20T15:59:27.094-08:00I've actually been on a port kick of late. Bu...I've actually been on a port kick of late. But don't mention that to anyone, 'cause it'll negate the whole point of my rigorously argued post...Edward Feserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13643921537838616224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-81636826375472314082011-12-20T15:40:43.321-08:002011-12-20T15:40:43.321-08:00Whoa. What the hell is that supposed to mean?
Wha...<i>Whoa. What the hell is that supposed to mean?</i><br /><br />What? It just means you like whiskey after dinner instead of port!<br /><br /><i>I mean, did I mention that I'm married to a woman who looks like Carolyn Leonhart, Josh? (Ahem) ;-)</i><br /><br />Well that will certainly put you back in good graces with the cult of Chesterton. I suppose you aren't <i>quite</i> as effeminate as Flyte after all. :-)Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03854212736162113327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-68701007341752832082011-12-20T15:31:49.487-08:002011-12-20T15:31:49.487-08:00I mean, did I mention that I'm married to a wo...I mean, did I mention that I'm married to a woman who looks like Carolyn Leonhart, Josh? (Ahem) ;-)Edward Feserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13643921537838616224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-10847338372572566302011-12-20T15:28:11.875-08:002011-12-20T15:28:11.875-08:00I think what Ed is saying is that he is more of a ...<i>I think what Ed is saying is that he is more of a Sebastian Flyte Catholic than a G.K. Chesterton one.</i><br /><br />Whoa. What the hell is <i>that</i> supposed to mean?<br /><br />As to Chesterton, what I meant was not that he was a Puritan, but that his (obvious) anti-Puritanism was selective, or inconsistent, or at any rate reflective of his personal tastes as much as of any well thought out position. Again, to the extent that I meant anything serious at all. (And of course, even the Puritans weren't as Puritanical as their reputation would have it. These things are complicated.)Edward Feserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13643921537838616224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-45978400904085746662011-12-20T15:06:24.624-08:002011-12-20T15:06:24.624-08:00I think what Ed is saying is that he is more of a ...I think what Ed is saying is that he is more of a Sebastian Flyte Catholic than a G.K. Chesterton one. But that's ok, there will be more beer left for us Love Shackers!Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03854212736162113327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-40959305036931075392011-12-20T14:39:34.090-08:002011-12-20T14:39:34.090-08:00Maolshachleann was right I think, and I would add ...Maolshachleann was right I think, and I would add that GK was the furthest thing from puritan, and the furthest thing from snobbery. If there were two things he hated most in this world, the aforementioned would be them.<br /><br />"I represent the jolly mass of mankind. I am the happy and reckless Christian.”"N. J. P. B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02614691864574416630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-35764074648852744922011-12-20T13:46:21.304-08:002011-12-20T13:46:21.304-08:00Deuce, I like vodka, too. I highly recommend marti...Deuce, I like vodka, too. I highly recommend martinis with Boru (Irish vodka).<br /><br />:)John Farrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18280296574996987228noreply@blogger.com