There's porn that features cartoon figures. I imagine somewhere in that genre a Snow White is not herself. But of course I think your distinctions are good. WC
--- On Tue, 12/30/08, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Malcolm Gladwell and beliefs > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2008, 6:33 PM > In a message dated 12/30/08 6:18:08 PM, [email protected] > writes: > > > > Perhaps I can sharpen by > > asking, do you feel "Snow White" and > "Newman is Dead" are EQUALLY "fiction"? > > > > > > > The Noumenal Newman is dead but both the phenomenal Newman > and the phenomenal > Snow White live on. "Newman is Dead" is not true > of the phenomenal Newman. > "Snow White is Dead" is not true of the noumenal > Snow White because there isn't > one. "Snow White is Dead" is not true of the > phenomenal Snow White. I think > you are assuming that fiction and phenomenal are the same > thing. The > phenomenal Newman is not necessarily entirely without > noumenal reference-history, > movies, jars of stuff,relatives,people who knew him. The > phenomenal "Snow White" > hasn't got any relatives or people who knew her and > doesn't appear in any > movies which are not about herself, and her history > stretches over more than one > human lifespan. > KAte Sullivan > > > ************** > One site keeps you connected to all your email: > AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. > (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp& > icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000025)
