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Monthly Archives January 2013

What I’m reading at the moment

Some books that I’m reading at the moment. This isn’t to say that I’m likely to finish them all within the near future. Reading should be done at the right time and in the right context. Occasionally it’s natural to finish a book immediately after opening it, but more often I find myself waiting for […]

Posted 27 January 2013 † johan § Life § Philosophy ‡ Comments (17) ° Tagged:

The writing style of Being and Time (2)

Usually, simple writing is considered good writing. If readers can understand what is meant with little effort, the text is a successful one. This valuation makes sense in a lot of cases. However, in philosophy, it may well be the case that the more difficult the text is to read, the better it is – […]

Posted 03 January 2013 † johan § Philosophy ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

The writing style of Being and Time

Fri Intellektuell believes that Deleuze & Guattari, in their Anti-Oedipus, used perverted and sensationally irreverent language in order to intentionally make themselves a bit ridiculous. Having made themselves ridiculous thusly, they do not have to appear ridiculous in their pretention when the scope of their ambition in the book becomes clear. One doesn’t become ridiculous […]

Posted 01 January 2013 † johan § Philosophy ‡ Comments (3) ° Tagged: , , ,