tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post2509603823923544797..comments2024-03-29T08:19:26.011-07:00Comments on Edward Feser: Disching it outEdward Feserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13643921537838616224noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-49100349103647144502012-08-18T16:40:32.290-07:002012-08-18T16:40:32.290-07:00(Same anonymous) Over the last six years I've ...(Same anonymous) Over the last six years I've probably read the entire New Sun series about three times, and every time I discover something new, even if it is a new question.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-45993426483423749572012-08-18T16:32:46.457-07:002012-08-18T16:32:46.457-07:00The fact that Wolfe is Catholic gives his work ano...The fact that Wolfe is Catholic gives his work another level of interest, in my opinion, although they are difficult to understand nonetheless. The New Sun series is probably his best, although the following books (Long Sun and Short Sun) are very good as well, if at the same time more "Catholic" and more cryptic. I'd also recommend his novella the Fifth Head of Cerberus, for people unfamiliar with Wolfe's work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-58505035931404248002012-08-13T10:11:36.512-07:002012-08-13T10:11:36.512-07:00I've read Wolfe's Book of the New Sun seri...I've read Wolfe's Book of the New Sun series about five times since the first volume came out in 1981. I read it again recently because I didn't realize he was a Catholic convert and wanted to read it again through a Catholic lens just for kicks.<br /><br />I don't no why, but I really struggle when I try to read anything from him other than the New Sun series.Scott W.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-40694186817914088352012-08-12T21:25:47.788-07:002012-08-12T21:25:47.788-07:00Gene Wolfe is awesome. He and Peter Ackroyd are my...Gene Wolfe is awesome. He and Peter Ackroyd are my two favourite English language writers (well, living anyway).E.H. Munrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09038816873823422488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-15581676755709768382012-08-12T03:34:36.274-07:002012-08-12T03:34:36.274-07:00Anyone here read Gene Wolfe, by any chance?Anyone here read Gene Wolfe, by any chance?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-88044427408281796982012-08-10T18:31:42.343-07:002012-08-10T18:31:42.343-07:00Disch was brilliant, nasty, depressed, and depress...Disch was brilliant, nasty, depressed, and depressing by turns. He wrote some fine stories. "On Wings of Song" is a personal favorite. It's a satire on the red/blue, conservative/liberal, straight/gay cultural divide. <br /><br />Ray Bradbury is also a fine writer, but at times too sentimental.Jinzanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04155467948613318531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-24023433312923624622012-08-10T02:10:53.042-07:002012-08-10T02:10:53.042-07:00Brian,
Your right.
I'm easily excitable.
Anyon...Brian,<br />Your right.<br />I'm easily excitable.<br />Anyone here from Scotland? (this isn't a stand up routine)<br />I know this isnt Facebook, but there only seems to be John haldane and myself who are interested in this stuff here.<br />I promise I will not stray off the topic of the post again.<br />Like I say, I'm easily excitable.<br /><br />Like��. Unlike��Gavetronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-26608956970061628382012-08-09T19:52:56.570-07:002012-08-09T19:52:56.570-07:00Gavetron, a lot of people there seem to be doing a...Gavetron, a lot of people there seem to be doing a capable job. In fact, I learned a thing or two. Natural law is pretty sweet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-15548876003343571382012-08-09T12:24:39.802-07:002012-08-09T12:24:39.802-07:00Pleeeeeeeaaaaaase.....
Dr Feser,
Go over to 'u...Pleeeeeeeaaaaaase.....<br />Dr Feser,<br />Go over to 'unequally yoked' (Leah Libresco) site and sort some of that mess about natural law out!<br />You'll love it. There are some who have read TLS, there has to be, they are talking about squirrels eating toothpaste and everything.....you'll love it. :^)Gavetronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-12539112366114873972012-08-09T08:58:27.291-07:002012-08-09T08:58:27.291-07:00J got tired of posting I think. Ahahha he was just...J got tired of posting I think. Ahahha he was just a troll talking shit to Ari and the Papists hhahahahhahaEduardonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-59785447517194579522012-08-09T08:17:08.052-07:002012-08-09T08:17:08.052-07:00Hi guys,
I'm knew to all this, so excuse the i...Hi guys,<br />I'm knew to all this, so excuse the ignorant, irrelevant questions that I will ask if I last long enough.<br />I'm currently reading this blog from the start (I'm in 2009; whatever happened to J ? He was fun...) up until present day. <br />Anyhoo...<br />I'm currently reading dr Vannila's (it's a 2009 joke about a 1980s haircut on a 1990s pop star) TLS, I'm on chapter 4 and just started natural law. <br />I seen that over on 'unequally yoked' there is a discussion underway about natural law theory. It would be good to see some thoughts on it.<br />Thanks and sorry for the random intrusion.<br />Will hopefully catch up soon, both in blogs and intellectually.<br />Peace.Gavetronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-5298605583977995982012-08-08T23:18:55.904-07:002012-08-08T23:18:55.904-07:00@rank sophist:
You might check out Roderick T. Lo...@rank sophist:<br /><br />You might check out <a href="http://aaeblog.com" rel="nofollow">Roderick T. Long</a>. When he's not writing about (anarchist) politics, he's usually talking about Doctor Who or Conan or Barsoom.James M. Jensen IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17424548803826283101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-81589224789990405262012-08-08T09:48:11.308-07:002012-08-08T09:48:11.308-07:00It's interesting to me that Asimov wrote a boo...<i>It's interesting to me that Asimov wrote a book in every major section of the Dewey decimal code EXCEPT for philosophy. Maybe that's why a mind even as speculative as his own was happy to remain in his callow naturalism.</i><br /><br />He <i>would</i> have, you know, had not the aisle been cluttered with snickering Gnus.<br /><br />But I ought to be serious, so...<br /><br />He also never wrote a book on chess--though he did write about chess in several books. From <i>I. Asimov: A Memoir</i>,<br /><br /><i>Failure at physical sports has never bothered me...What bothered me, though, was my failure at chess... <br /><br />My failure at chess was really distressing. It seemed completely at odds with my "smartness,"...<br /><br />I never thought of comparing myself to grand masters of chess. What bothered me was my inability to beat anyone! The conclusion that I finally came to (right or wrong) was that I was unwilling to study the chessboard and weigh the consequences of each possible move I might make. Even people who couldn't see complex patterns might at least penetrate two or three moves ahead, but not I. I moved entirely on impulse, if not at random, and could not make myself do anything else. That meant I would almost certainly lose. <br /><br />And again--why? To me, it seems obvious... I expected to see things at once and I refused to accept a situation in which that was not possible.</i><br /><br />Not to change the subject, but last night I was wondering why certain individuals from the prior blog were unwilling to take the bait laid out on a silver disch above. <br /><br />It just so happened (no, it did not) that one such individual explained, "Hey, clobber me once, shame on you; clobber me twice, shame on me." <br /><br />I thought that to be a bit too shallow, so said, "The truth runs slightly deeper than that, does it not?" <br /><br />He paused, then nodded his head, and surprisingly said, "Yes... The truth is, 'smart' as I am, I am unwilling to study, and weigh the consequences of my statements. I utter entirely on impulse, if not at random, and cannot make myself do anything else. This means I almost certainly get clobbered." <br /><br />"My friend," I said (no, I did not; but let's continue to pretend), "that is an honest self-assessment. And as long as you can keep a handle on it, it is not unlikely that there may be hope for you yet."Glennnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-49363755715998626622012-08-08T02:43:43.377-07:002012-08-08T02:43:43.377-07:00It's interesting to me that Asimov wrote a boo...It's interesting to me that Asimov wrote a book in every major section of the Dewey decimal code EXCEPT for philosophy. Maybe that's why a mind even as speculative as his own was happy to remain in his callow naturalism. I like his joke books, too.Maolsheachlannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406722311993627528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-43764365948595860252012-08-07T17:16:55.229-07:002012-08-07T17:16:55.229-07:00Prof. Feser's esoteric knowledge of SF and old...Prof. Feser's esoteric knowledge of SF and old comics never ceases to amaze me. What other philosopher is this cool? Only David Bentley Hart comes to mind.rank sophisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01644531454383207175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-31029797288157630492012-08-07T11:36:39.212-07:002012-08-07T11:36:39.212-07:00Why?
You wrote that Disch the reviewer sometimes ...<i>Why?</i><br /><br />You wrote that Disch the reviewer sometimes nails it in a single line. gip most likely wanted it known that sometimes a reviewer nails Disch in a single line. (The reviewer says of 'this work' that it is "...short enough and amusing enough that its lack of focus doesn't have time to become a problem.")Glennnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-30039479790122035132012-08-07T10:46:56.138-07:002012-08-07T10:46:56.138-07:00Why?Why?Edward Feserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13643921537838616224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-81001727911786751822012-08-07T10:41:21.567-07:002012-08-07T10:41:21.567-07:00Surprised you would post about Disch without menti...Surprised you would post about Disch without mentioning <a href="http://www.sfsite.com/~silverag/disch.html" rel="nofollow">this work</a>.goddinpottynoreply@blogger.com