Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 11:30:55 -0500
From: Thomas Rickert <hijinks-AT-utarlg.uta.edu>
Subject: Re:  Where oh where, malgosia?


> Malgosia wrote:
>
> > Speaking of utterly useless generalities! Where are you now, Malgosia, with
> > your pithy, witty eye?  Or does this somehow not qualify as a Snap Judgement?
> > Do tell.
>
> Sorry, my eye was being circulated among my sisters and I had to await my turn.
> No, in my eye's opinion the above does _not_ qualify as a Snap Judgement
> of the Useless Generalities kind.  The above is an extreme statement
> that is perfectly aware of its own extremity; it struts its foolish passion
> and invites itself to be questioned and seduced.  Useless Generalities, on the
> other hand, are middle-of-the-road affairs that will have no traffic with
> passion and don't invite anything but a "have a nice day" and a bit of Muzak
> while you put them on hold.
>
> Besides, the above is simply true.  Lacan and Adorno _are_ fairly useless.
>
Translation: it's all about _ethos_.

-tjr



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