tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461948747659071092.post619886741032148744..comments2023-09-29T02:49:02.989-07:00Comments on An Emphatic Umph: A Good ConversationDaniel Coffeenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03912050391869734890noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461948747659071092.post-76319213352676688742011-11-21T09:09:39.546-08:002011-11-21T09:09:39.546-08:00It's not just will — it's everything that ...It's not just will — it's everything that goes with will: selfhood, ego, etc. Nietzsche understood that the dominant technology that needs to be re-engineered is selfhood.Daniel Coffeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912050391869734890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461948747659071092.post-8885377297045626142011-11-20T17:49:28.643-08:002011-11-20T17:49:28.643-08:00I remember in Gadamer's Truth and Method he sa...I remember in Gadamer's Truth and Method he says the good conversation is the one we didn't plan on having. The conversation becomes the force - not the wills of the people having it. <br /><br />The more I think, the more I think the problem with the modern world is that we see so much in terms of the will. If you haven't looked at Dreyfus' last book All Things Shining - you might enjoy it. The style is lacking, but the content is great - there's a particularly interesting section on David Foster Wallace.drwatsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16184322472302989822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461948747659071092.post-86953089444879330962011-11-18T17:46:29.893-08:002011-11-18T17:46:29.893-08:00"He is silent so as to offer himself - or els..."He is silent so as to offer himself - or else he talks, well knowing that he will put everything into confusion." I just read that passage today and it reminded me of this post. Also, after reading Søren, I can see his influence on you. I can't comprehend everything you say but boy do I love the challenge you present!kablaameehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397020158375191554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461948747659071092.post-24931199580317445152011-11-13T16:57:49.068-08:002011-11-13T16:57:49.068-08:00Coffeen, how I enjoy your writings!
Generosity is...Coffeen, how I enjoy your writings!<br /><br />Generosity is key. The eternal observer is a coward, stunting the potential of the conversation. Sharing something makes you vulnerable. Having no one else follow suit, is like them coming to a carnival without a costume. Suddenly the idiots are the ones that bothered dressing up.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12323549102639702976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461948747659071092.post-9064712600366065042011-11-12T16:37:27.069-08:002011-11-12T16:37:27.069-08:00Yes yes, to your note on the physicality of a conv...Yes yes, to your note on the physicality of a conversation:<br /><br />Just last night, I made a few tweaks to my style, as I knew I would be spending the evening with the lady friend's parents... and things don't always go all-too-well. <br /><br />I opted for quite a bit more vigorous nodding, an animated approach. But not the narrowed brow nod, rather the happy eyes, slightly crinkled forehead, eye brows reaching for the hairline nod — a thoroughly nonthreatening appearance (assuming I fell short of the joyous nut-bag look).<br /><br />Not too surprisingly, the affect was double: I too was notably more generous with their absurd claims... and they offered those claims with vigor — after all, I was making an "I-dig-it" face. <br /><br />For what I wanted, it was quite a success: the topics and disagreements were essentially the same as usual, but the tone was vastly less contentious... which is of course quite nice — as food does not enjoy a rumbling belly.what the Tee Vee taughthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18288852666676682547noreply@blogger.com