[lit-ideas] Re: Simone Weil (Was: Kataphatic, Negative and Apophatic Theology)
- From: "Erin Holder" <erin.holder@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 13:17:22 -0400
I studied Simone Weil in an existentialism class. It was remarkable because
the entire class would have conversations about her work, and my friend and
I would sit there completely baffled. We had absolutely no idea what anyone
was talking about. And it was just the two of us. Everyone else seemed
incredibly engaged in Gravity and Grace. To us it seemed like nonsensical
conversation after nonsensical conversation. We both eventually became
extremely distraught and were ready to drop the class rather early on in the
semester. I probably would have if I hadn't needed it as a prerequisite.
Interestingly enough, both of us would up doing extremely well in the
course (and avoided working with the Weil material completely), which leads
me to believe that it wasn't that we understand anything, but that nobody
had any idea what they were talking about in any of the class discussions.
Erin
Toronto
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Stone" <pas@xxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 1:05 PM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Simone Weil (Was: Kataphatic, Negative and
Apophatic Theology)
> At 11:52 AM 8/6/2004, you wrote:
> >Speaking of Simone Weil, I read Gravity and Grace. It was one of those
> >books I read where, for the most part, I didn't have even the slightest
clue
> >what was going on. For example, here are some random aphorisms. Can
anyone
> >tell me what any of these mean?
>
> This is just another case of someone (who doesn't really know what she is
> talking about) using an inept analogy and confusing people. You can't get
> these aphorisms because they're silly. Artsies should NOT try to do
> science. I remember sitting in a creative writing class one day listening
> to two people who were arguing about what the formula for the area of a
> circle was: neither had it right, but the professor allowed it to
continue.
> Obviously HE didn't know either.
>
> Of course, philosophically, it reminds me about Stephen Wright who
reported
> getting kicked out of a casino for having an argument at the roulette
table
> over what "HE considered an ODD number".
>
> Paul
>
> ##########
> Paul Stone
> pas@xxxxxxxx
> Kingsville, ON, Canada
>
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