Since I'll be away for a few days, I thought I'd share another piece of writing I did and few years back. This was presented on a panel at a conference. Let me know what you think. Any comments are always welcomed. I hope you enjoy.
Conversely, let us note in passing that, as I established in Conditions, the amorous procedure, which deploys the truth...
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LOVE AND LET BE: AGAMBEN ON THE FACTICITY OF LOVE
The project of the world outstrips the possible; the Why arises in this outstripping.
The free use of the proper is the most difficult task.
It is only in the recognition of itself as an object of desire or of love, that Dasein becomes a free ethical being; at least this is what Agamben asks...
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THE WALRUS, THE CARPENTER, AND THE PHILOSOPHER
“‘But wait a bit’, the Oysters cried, ‘Before we have our chat; For some of us are out of breath, And all of us are fat!’ ‘No hurry!’ said the Carpenter They thanked him much for that… ‘O Oysters,’ said the Carpenter, ‘You’ve had a pleasant run! Shall we be trotting home again?’ But answer came there none—...
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Apparently my last blog didn't post. I'm still getting used to this. I just cutting and pasting something doesn't work. Here's what I'll be discussing on the first day of class. It's about love and hate and how they co-exist within the same phenomenon.
Each of the thinkers we will read this quarter conceives of the erotic experience as being shot through not only with...
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So, I really don't know what to in these things. I not good at talking about myself but as of late I haven't had the time to do much else so I guess this will have to do. The term just ended at the university at which I teach. It was a great quarter! There's a group of courses just for freshmen and it's so...
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I've been away for a while and I thought I'd return like the prodigal son. Things have been busy writing my dissertation. Currently, I'm writing on and teaching the mystics and along with the intersection of love and hatred, eros and thanatos. Mostly, I'm focusing on how the ancient Greeks conceived of this relationship but I'm throwing in some Bataille for good measure. Hopefully I'll...
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