This whole conversation seems like an extended gloss on W. H. Auden's "Moon Landing." Some lines that perfectly capture David's comments on superstition:
Dr Hart, you mentioned something in the first interview along the lines of the need to practice and almost make a liturgical habit of reacquainting ourselves toward wonder to combat the mechanistic view of reality.
Do you have a book recommendation that could help facilitate that? Particularly in the fantasy genre if you can help it.
On the topic of book recommendations: which one book of Fermor would you recommend? My turn is coming up in my book club to choose the book and I’d like to showcase him. Maybe one of the trilogy or Roumeli?
I feared as much; that is a pretty bleak prognosis - I suppose we get what we deserve... In the meantime I shall follow your wise advice and cultivate a deep and healthy superstitious disposition
That was great - thanks! This may be impossible to answer but I’d love to know what you think… Given there is no way back for the culture to feel a unity and harmony with the external world as objectively meaningful, is there a way through this process of estrangement on the far side of which we can find meaningful communion or are we in for a long and uncertain night of despair…?
Whereas I recall that you honoured a Herman Melville volume as 150th in that list. Today, Good Friday, I pick up with Captain Ahab in chapter 28, Melville’s introductory description of the man reaches a climax with ‘…moody stricken Ahab stood before them with a crucifixion in his face; in all the nameless regal overbearing dignity of some mighty woe.’
I just listened to you and Wesley yesterday. It was wonderful, the time flew by. I actually have a question for you: What are your thoughts on Erasmus? I’ve been reading his works a lot and they happen to resonate with me quite a lot. I mean this as a compliment, so forgive me if you don’t see it that way, but you remind me a lot of him (the praise of folly comes to mind right away) So, I was just interested in your thoughts on him.
My present situation limits me to a single volume and I'm very interested in Leiris's 3rd vol. Would vol 3 still be worth reading without having read 1 and 2? To what extent can each stand alone?
It is very impressive how generous DBH is with his time, particularly with young people.
The Orioles were perhaps the most exciting team in baseball last year, are you just as optimistic about this new season?
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This whole conversation seems like an extended gloss on W. H. Auden's "Moon Landing." Some lines that perfectly capture David's comments on superstition:
[...] and the old warnings
still have power to scare me: Hybris comes to
an ugly finish, Irreverence
is a greater oaf than Superstition.
Dr Hart, you mentioned something in the first interview along the lines of the need to practice and almost make a liturgical habit of reacquainting ourselves toward wonder to combat the mechanistic view of reality.
Do you have a book recommendation that could help facilitate that? Particularly in the fantasy genre if you can help it.
Thanks!
On the topic of book recommendations: which one book of Fermor would you recommend? My turn is coming up in my book club to choose the book and I’d like to showcase him. Maybe one of the trilogy or Roumeli?
I feared as much; that is a pretty bleak prognosis - I suppose we get what we deserve... In the meantime I shall follow your wise advice and cultivate a deep and healthy superstitious disposition
That was great - thanks! This may be impossible to answer but I’d love to know what you think… Given there is no way back for the culture to feel a unity and harmony with the external world as objectively meaningful, is there a way through this process of estrangement on the far side of which we can find meaningful communion or are we in for a long and uncertain night of despair…?
David, I want to get your thoughts ont the whole Ohtani gambling scandal?
Whereas I recall that you honoured a Herman Melville volume as 150th in that list. Today, Good Friday, I pick up with Captain Ahab in chapter 28, Melville’s introductory description of the man reaches a climax with ‘…moody stricken Ahab stood before them with a crucifixion in his face; in all the nameless regal overbearing dignity of some mighty woe.’
A lovely conversation with the young woman.
I just listened to you and Wesley yesterday. It was wonderful, the time flew by. I actually have a question for you: What are your thoughts on Erasmus? I’ve been reading his works a lot and they happen to resonate with me quite a lot. I mean this as a compliment, so forgive me if you don’t see it that way, but you remind me a lot of him (the praise of folly comes to mind right away) So, I was just interested in your thoughts on him.
My present situation limits me to a single volume and I'm very interested in Leiris's 3rd vol. Would vol 3 still be worth reading without having read 1 and 2? To what extent can each stand alone?