Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2001 08:24:52 +1000
From: Gary MacLennan <g.maclennan-AT-qut.edu.au>
Subject: on talking about negativity was Re: Request to Ruth was Re: BHA: Re:


At 10:30  16/02/01 -0500, you wrote:

>I'm with Ruth on this.  I'd like to explore, in particular, "negativity
>wins."  I've been wondering whether this isn't a positive presentation of
>negativity.  But I want to get my thoughts together a bit.
>
>Howard


Howard this is exactly the problem Heidegger deals with when he asks the 
question, 'How goes it with the nothing?'  From memory, as I do not have 
the article with me, he points out the problem that once we touch upon a 
notion such as 'nothing' or negativity or absence we render them 
positive.  However that I suppose is an epistemic operation.  The great 
void or whatever is still out there waiting to reclaim us.

regards

Gary



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