From: Klefkal-AT-aol.com Date: Sun, 1 Dec 1996 02:04:32 -0500 Subject: Re: artists and revolution Sterling writes >In religion; theologians (at least those with their eyes open) are starting >to realize that the "simple" model of religion is a good way to teach mores >to those who need it, but, aside from that, even at its most >intellectualized, that institution whose sole purpose is TO OFFER PURPOSE >falls short; it is not enough, in and of itself, for the "TRUE" (wank, I >know) seeker... The Young Hegelians (not those ones David Bowie sang about . . . though it's infectious, "The Young Hegelians, oo oo oo") already had this perception, philosophers all, enrolled in faculties of religion, trying to figure out what to do next, so Marx happened. Let's just hope they get it right this time -- no more damn teleologies, thank you! (that is, neither evolution nor revolution, but pragmatism with my grandma's face. She looked like a mud fence but most people came to adore her. No glamor, just results.) Klefstad Klefstad --- from list avant-garde-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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