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Some notes while listening, very rough but willing to share: I stand corrected in the first lecture, as Harvey tells us he is not a philosopher in the...
February 07, 2023 at 23:14
Deleuze came to mind because of your mention of code, and his notion of code is the first thing I thought of. Given that colors are "in themselves" wi...
February 07, 2023 at 20:42
"it" as in color code? So, Blue:self:Good Red:enemy:Bad Green:world:indifferent
February 07, 2023 at 17:56
Cool. Thanks for the opportunity to think about Deleuze. It's a rare treat. I'm going to try to pick apart this sentence in the manner I started. if y...
February 07, 2023 at 14:20
I'd say that your proposal would count as a dyad within the series of code. . . . libido::will-to-power conformist::schizo Or, an alternate code libid...
February 07, 2023 at 02:13
I think the Body without Organs is one pole in the description of productive desire, where the Socius is the other pole. I agree that the individual b...
February 07, 2023 at 01:14
Well, that's not for me personally. But I'm OK with being the guy who measures how far the pup went. It is an exciting sport, after all, that brings p...
February 06, 2023 at 23:00
Got my account up and running at Action Network, and spotted the reading schedule as I was getting prepped for tomorrow. I haven't read yet, I was goi...
February 06, 2023 at 21:48
Theodicy in the abstract, perhaps, but I've no doubt that a theodicy complete with ethical calculation could be devised if proximity is the only diffe...
February 06, 2023 at 21:43
True. To be insane in this culture is to be excommunicated not from a personal religion, but from the civic religion -- one is considered unfit for so...
February 06, 2023 at 19:37
There's definitely many more steps. I think of code like a bike-chain, or a string of DNA/RNA, but more abstract -- which is why you can have desiring...
February 06, 2023 at 19:35
I'd say that this is the nature of human relationship. Commitment, what was, ideals -- the stuff of conversation, but not the stuff of a relationship....
February 06, 2023 at 16:28
Interesting tactic! I hadn't read, but having given that article a quick look-over-- To contrast the theodicy with "Every event has a cause" For all e...
February 06, 2023 at 14:50
I can say I've read him, but that has more to do with my eclectic way of gathering anything I can find that's related to what I'm thinking through (in...
February 06, 2023 at 13:46
I don't think the theodicist can be convinced, no. I'm not sure under what circumstances I'd say it's even a rational argument -- I agree with you tha...
February 03, 2023 at 20:30
Hrrmm... isn't it also the case, though, that there's been a lot of crossover between these two disciplines? I always find the two disciplines fascina...
February 03, 2023 at 20:09
This grabbed my attention -- as a means for understanding "code" one could say x::y However, I want to say that this is only a step in a code. So wher...
February 03, 2023 at 18:12
Right! (And aren't these speeches, in fact, somewhat magical? Pronounced man and wife, and with a kiss, a social bond is started) I think there's some...
February 03, 2023 at 15:45
heh, I meant of chess! :D
February 02, 2023 at 23:29
Am I right to say that you believe "anomie" is a word which turns a person from a critical observer to a person who needs a cure?
February 02, 2023 at 22:41
Dam.... fancy another round?
February 02, 2023 at 22:34
See, this is why I wanted to mention Liberation Theology. I grant that orthodox Marxism, which I think Marxism-Leninism is the canonical case of (with...
February 01, 2023 at 23:05
Yeah, fair. I'm pretty sure we're all confused at the moment. :D I'm guessing we're using general terms in close enough ways that there's a sense of s...
February 01, 2023 at 23:02
Heh. OK. I am using "Marxism" broadly. Same with "atheism" with respect to states. Maybe it's the assertion that I'm OK with, but a causal link I'm no...
February 01, 2023 at 22:58
True... But I think I'd say this has more to do with the way we use words. I think the implicit claim, at least, is that since there have never been a...
February 01, 2023 at 22:41
I'd say the atheist countries count as atheist countries. So, in a broad sense, I agree with @"Hanover" The New Atheists had people in them who were j...
February 01, 2023 at 21:43
With respect to neoliberalism -- I can see the connection between economic policy and gun sales, but in addition to Heller (though that certainly coul...
February 01, 2023 at 13:52
After attempting to express a place for the atheist, I'm now tempted to preach for Epicurus. I think that's the extent to which I care. As the tetraph...
January 31, 2023 at 23:00
We like to pretend we won't gain weight from drinking the beer.
January 31, 2023 at 22:47
Eek. Still a relevant political phrase, that one, and by thems who really love God's Great Country.
January 31, 2023 at 22:00
Hrmm.. I'm not so sure about this. Unless I get a raise I guess. That seems like the sort of thing the profeist pope would say: "I did it for the mone...
January 31, 2023 at 20:45
Being team disappointment, I suppose I could take on the profeist role.
January 31, 2023 at 20:06
Good stuff. I'm particularly intrigued with where you end -- but I'm having a hard time digging in. I think I'm attracted to apatheism because it has ...
January 31, 2023 at 18:56
This line of interpretation is always super interesting to me. It reminds me of Hegel. I think I'd say that the atheist is skeptical about all of the ...
January 31, 2023 at 15:50
So Socrates, one might say, is the basis for philosophical reflection as an actualization of the process by which we can attain divine knowledge -- if...
January 31, 2023 at 14:54
Oh, no. They aren't materialistic. It's their spirituality which grants them the right to their bounty.
January 31, 2023 at 01:16
So, for instance, atheism -- at least as a term -- is significant to me because it explains a difference between how I was raised, and how I am. It's ...
January 31, 2023 at 00:38
That was the phenomena I was trying to think of how best to put. I kept getting stuck on possible uses of arguments for different teams, but I think t...
January 31, 2023 at 00:23
I read them! Your interpretations of Plato are always a joy to read, because of your clear depth of knowledge.
January 30, 2023 at 20:50
Probably a discussion for another thread at least. I don't mind simply drawing lines or marking positions. From my background what you said just seeme...
January 29, 2023 at 01:37
Cool. Thank you. I'm hesitant @"frank" -- the language in those paragraphs is very market-centric. The forces of the market, while I don't deny them (...
January 28, 2023 at 23:34
Yes.
January 28, 2023 at 18:44
A corollary of my understanding of history is that the best way to learn history is to keep track of what is said, who said it, and generally see wher...
January 28, 2023 at 15:25
Asking whose analysis it is isn't calling bullshit on you -- it's just a question, an inquiry to see more. You could say it's your analysis, and I'd b...
January 28, 2023 at 15:22
A standard analysis by whom? *** "Unions", for instance, isn't as specific as the AFL-CIO. And even supposing this big picture story is a true story -...
January 28, 2023 at 13:22
What? Where is this line of thinking coming from? The AFL-CIO made way for neoliberalism, how?
January 28, 2023 at 03:33
Heh. Well, I'll note that I'm also OK with just having different views. You certainly don't need to accommodate my thoughts, I'm only voicing them. Me...
January 27, 2023 at 22:32
Like removing a band-aid, or receiving a shot... I like your description of this trick -- attachment is as easily removed as it is attached. But that ...
January 27, 2023 at 22:23
I think for me the vivisection example is still enough. That takes one hell of a disconnect from animal suffering to be able to rationally do or obser...
January 27, 2023 at 19:52
Unfortunately, the Wiley article was pay-walled for me. Gone are my days from always being able to access anything. Cudworth is the kind of example I'...
January 27, 2023 at 19:24