Apologia

[tigermouse88]

I write this in response to a comment on my last entry, which can be read here:

Protests soundly welcomed - I was, in fact, hoping that bringing the Great Books concept into discussion would stimulate some debate! A few words in response: On your first point, I completely agree with Mr. Adler about passive reading. I have, myself, been unable and

Comments

[sarahblack]

Ooh! Exciting. I can't wait to see your comments. :D

[anonymous]

As you have so graciously responded, it is only fair that I comment somehow in turn

[tigermouse88]

Bara svo við stöndum jafnfætis: hver er þetta með leyfi? (Ég geri ráð fyrir því að þú sért íslenskumælandi, þar sem þú ert fær um að mæla með þýðingum Helga Hálfdánarsonar á fornbókmenntunum.)

[tigermouse88]

Firstly, I'm not quite sure why you're investing so much energy in analyzing a point system whose sole purpose is procrastination. Can we just agree the whole thing is arbitrary and drop the subject

[anonymous]

I apologize, because I feel that I have been misunderstood, and not to my benefit. Such is not unusual, for persons rarely understand one another until after at least a few years of familiarity, and so I imagine that I have misunderstood you in turn