From: <kenneth.mackendrick-AT-utoronto.ca> Subject: Re: speaking objects Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 20:40:08 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time) "If the thought really yeilded to the object, if its attention were on the object, and not its category, the very objects would start talking under the lingering eye." Adorno, Negative Dialectics, 27-28. Does that sound about right? ken On Wed, 20 Dec 2000 12:06:27 +1000 Andreas Molt <Andreas.Molt-AT-anu.edu.au> wrote: > Dear all, > I am seraching for a quote by Adorno or Benjamin. I cannot remember where I > have seen it (and I have only herad of it in English), but I know one of > the two said it. It is very important for a paper I hope to publish. I hope > that someone can help me.It goes something like this: > > "under the lingereing eye the very objects themselves will begin to speak > to us" > > I thank you already for any help that you can give. > > Andreas. > > Andreas Molt > Philosophy Programme > School of Humanities > Australian National University > Acton, ACT, 0200 > > Ph: (02) 6279 8937 > > p u l p c u l t u r e media / culture / politics discussion list http://www.flash.net/~oudies/pulp_culture.htm theory | research | praxis mailto: majordomo-AT-infothecary.org msg: subscribe pulp-culture
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