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virescere

two tall glasses of sweet iced tea, underneath the sweet gum tree

Feb 03, 2006 21:33

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napoleonofnerds February 4 2006, 13:00:09 UTC

Which St. Ed's? The one run by the C.S.C. out in the middle of the country someplace?

The Inferno is great stuff, and I like Virgil out loud as well...but we're going to have to disagree about Frankenstein.

virescere February 4 2006, 14:31:26 UTC

St. Ed's: Yes, run by the C.S.C. (founded by Rev. Edward Sorin, the Notre Dame man) - it's in south Austin though. When it was built it might've been out in the country, I'm pretty sure it was built on an old Catholic woman's farm - she gave her land to Sorin for a school - but it's a few minutes down the street from the Texas capitol building and the rest of Austin.

Frankenstein: Haha, well I am liable to like any book I pick up that happens to be at least moderately well written. I know what you mean and you're certainly not the first to disagree with me. I just want Victor and his creation to be happy together... which reminds me how great 'Young Frankenstein' is.

aristotle2002 March 22 2006, 00:42:08 UTC

The primary philosopher at St. Edward's, Mark Cherry, is a really good friend of mine. I think you'll like him.

PGK

virescere March 22 2006, 03:13:51 UTC

Mark Cherry! I actually sat in on one of his classes last year, 'Ethics in Society', the particular day was on utilitarianism and I enjoyed it quite a bit.

I actually applied as a Philosophy major - and then this journal entry describes my deviation from that idea - but now, I'm feelin' the Philo. again!

Is Prof. Cherry... Aristotelian? :)

aristotle2002 March 22 2006, 03:20:19 UTC

Actually, he's Orthodox, and all philosophies are subordinate to his religious orientation. He does, however, have profound sympathies with a non-legalistic Aristotelian approach. I met him through H. Tristram Engelhardt, who was his doctoral advisor. They both show up to conferences at Notre Dame pretty frequently, and it was a great blessing to meet them while I was an undergraduate there.

PGK

virescere March 22 2006, 03:32:45 UTC

Very interesting! I'm glad to learn of this.. I don't know much about the Orthodox but most of what I've heard is good. Maybe I will learn to breathe with both lungs?

Richard Swinburne is an Orthodox philosopher of some prominence, correct?

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