Heck Ian, you needn't remind me of the perennial relevancy of narrative. I believe the whole cosmos from the particles to the galaxies have existence only in relation - a story, in other words. I think the double-slit experiment even proves this - wave or particle depends upon how you want the story to go. Today I'm in the mood for a "wave" reality.
John waving On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 12:11 AM, Ian Glendinning <[email protected]>wrote: > John, Platt, > > I could of course point out that ZMM was largely a "narrative" and > that the opening chapter dwells on "frames" at some length. It's easy > to knock PoMo fashions, but harder to remember that they are as old as > the hills and perennially relevant. > > Ian > > On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 8:19 AM, John Carl<[email protected]> wrote: > > Narrative is the new "in" thing? Yeah, now that you mention it, I > thought I > > caught that fleeting meme in the latest copy of Philsopher's Digest. I > > sorta like it though, even if it's just a passing intellectual fad. I > read > > somewhere once, I think Tom Robbins, that humans were invented by water > in > > order to walk around and spread seeds and stories. > > If that is our purpose, Dan Glover is MY new American Idol. > > > > John > > > > > > On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 5:13 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Hey John, > >> > >> Ah, a man after my own heart, spotting the loopiness of intellect, the > pot > >> calling the kettle black. Explanatory reason may make it more > >> acceptable, but it's also used in intellectual level magic acts. We're > >> awfully good at rationalizing and creating "narratives" or "frames" (the > >> new "in" words) to justify our foregone conclusions. > >> > >> Glad to see another watch dog on board. > >> > >> Platt > >> > >> > >> On 2 Aug 2009 at 9:25, John Carl wrote: > >> > >> > Well Platt, it sounds like an old teacher is being a bit harsh and > >> > judgemental, but at least he, being a GOOD old teacher gives us a > >> > explanatory reason. > >> > John > >> > > >> > > >> > On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 7:35 AM, Platt Holden <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> > In an interview with Tim Adams, staff writer for the UK Observer, > Pirsig > >> had > >> > > this observation about academics: > >> > > > >> > > "It is my opinion that university faculty people are not very nice. > >> They > >> > > grade people every quarter, every year. That temperament develops. > You > >> know > >> > > when you talk to them they are judging you. And their judgment is > >> usually > >> > > harsh." > >> > >> > >> > >> Moq_Discuss mailing list > >> Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > >> Archives: > >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > >> http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > >> > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > > Archives: > > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
