Posted in on eros, on poetry, on reading, on thought itself, philosophy, tagged amelo14, andresmelo, books, desire, eros, philosophy, rarefaction, reading, reflection on December 9, 2005 | 1 Comment »
On the desire to read: a tribute to the books that have transformed my life
This simple photograph is a tribute to the books that have transformed my life and sense of self. This journal —–which was never meant to be a journal, but instead a simple few paragraphs which kept on growing out of control—– [...]
Posted in A Refuge of Nocturnal Birds, deep ecology, literature, on Quasimodo, on ecology, on poetry, trees, tagged amelo14, andresmelo, art, bird, ecology, eros, poetry, quasimodo, rarefaction, reflection, tree on July 15, 2005 | 5 Comments »
(Note: FOR AN IDENTICAL PRESENTATION WHICH INCLUDES SOME PHOTOS, PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING: link )
On trees, deep ecology and poetry
1. Introduction
Most of us, if not all of us, have a particular fondness for and connection to living things. And since each of us is unique, we have greater connections to some living beings over [...]
Posted in literature, on graffiti, on poetry, on politics, philosophy, tagged amelo14, andresmelo, law, painting, politics, property, rarefaction, reflection, street art on May 17, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
(Note: FOR AN ALMOST IDENTICAL PRESENTATION WHICH INCLUDES SOME PHOTOS, PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING: link )
On the City, Graffiti and Property
1. Introduction
There are indeed some journals one never thought one would ever write. This is one of those journals. It concerns the nature of street art in general, and that of graffiti and the [...]
Posted in literature, on Aristophanes, on Plato, on Socrates, on Symposium, on comedy, on eros, on poetry, on politics, philosophy, tagged amelo14, andresmelo, Aristophanes, comedy, eros, on Socrates, philosophy, Plato, rarefaction, reflection, Symposium on March 11, 1996 | 1 Comment »
ARISTOPHANES’ SPEECH IN PLATO’S SYMPOSIUM: A presentation
1) SITUATING THE SPEECH
Just as Socrates covers up his physical ugliness through his unusual use of “fancy slippers” (174a), so Aristophanes covers up the tragic nature of his brief speech on the nature of human erotic longing with the temporary soothing elements of comic myth. In this sense [...]
Posted in literature, on Camus, on eros, on language, on poetry, tagged amelo14, andresmelo, art, camus, conceptual, eros, language, philosophy, rarefaction, reflection on December 5, 1995 | Leave a Comment »
INTRODUCTION
In the Myth of Sisyphus Camus retraces Hamlet’s famous words: “the play’s the thing wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the king”. The murdering king’s bloody desire for power must be uncovered, and a play within a play will allow this. Camus is also, like Hamlet, keen on desiring to catch and uncover. This [...]
Posted in literature, on Camus, on Nietzsche, on poetry, on religion, philosophy, tagged amelo14, andresmelo, art, camus, Nietzsche, nihilism, philosophy, rarefaction, reflection, religion on November 30, 1995 | Leave a Comment »
INTRODUCTION
We have so become accustomed to looking at ourselves in mirrors, that even when facing ourselves we overlook ourselves. And not having seen ourselves, once we turn around, we are blind to the beauty and the injustices of the world. Lifeless we see no life; deaf we hear no cries. We [...]
