What was done to him was like what happens on the train, when you think you are moving forward, but are moving backward, and suddenly find out the real direction.
"Yes, it was all not right," he said to himself, "but never mind. I can, I can do 'right.' But what is 'right'?" he asked himself and suddenly grew still.
--from The Death of Ivan Ilyich
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facticity
What’s the most widely held misconception about you and your work? That I’m a skeptical nihilist who doesn’t believe in anything, who thinks nothing has meaning, and text has no meaning. That’s stupid and utterly wrong, and only people who … Continue reading
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apricots declaring war upon my corpus
If you have read Monique Wittig (a radical material feminist) you may understand this very silly song I wrote to the tune of…well, that’s obvious. No “woman” no cry No “woman” no cry No “woman” no cry No “woman” no … Continue reading
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Hmm
The Husserlian researcher thus is caught up in the endless to and fro of an archeological-teleological circle, constantly drawn back to ever-receding beginnings, constantly lured forward to an endlessly withdrawing telos, caught between a lost beginning and an infinitely distant … Continue reading
More Circles
Time seems slow right now. And that is good. I wouldn’t mind if the guys outside were kicking the ball around for one eternal moment. Savoring something is so bittersweet, because the word “savor” implies an impending end. The other … Continue reading
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Reduced
I do not find I can write anything. I cannot make one statement and know if it is true or false. My mind and emotions have never been this dynamic. And I have never realized more fully the nature of … Continue reading