[lit-ideas] Re: Schopenhauer and the Caterpillar
- From: "Erin Holder" <erin.holder@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 23:45:13 -0500
The next sentence is "In this way they often miss their food that is to be
found close at hand".
Second thoughts?
Erin
Toronto
----- Original Message -----
From: John McCreery
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Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 11:28 PM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Schopenhauer and the Caterpillar
On 2005/03/04, at 12:59, Erin Holder wrote:
> "Hence, for example, many caterpillars are without eyes; the poor
> animals grope about in the dark from leaf to leaf, and in the absence
> of antennae they do this by moving three quarters of their body to and
> fro in the air, till they come across an object."
> Would you say he's for or against caterpillars?
Neither. Sympathetic, with a touch of empathy. His pessimism leads him
to identify with their struggles.
John McCreery
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