tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post2948292644837231252..comments2024-03-29T03:19:09.227-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: BLISS WAS IT IN THAT DAWN TO BE ALIVE/BUT TO BE YOUNG WAS VERY HEAVENRobert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-45369668694160748892016-04-27T12:59:39.610-04:002016-04-27T12:59:39.610-04:00Thanks David; important survey!Thanks David; important survey!Jerry Fresiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17566575038825699112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-27074406130463763792016-04-27T10:48:57.166-04:002016-04-27T10:48:57.166-04:00The NYTimes has noticed something! http://www.nyti...The NYTimes has noticed something! http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/27/opinion/campaign-stops/how-the-other-fifth-lives.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share<br />David Auerbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15612242467208247588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-88829469529450518402016-04-26T17:13:48.904-04:002016-04-26T17:13:48.904-04:00I would also very much like to read a forthcoming ...I would also very much like to read a forthcoming book by you. <br /><br />I think for example, you would be able to write a great book titled Why Social Justice Matters. A good book with that title, however, has already been written by Brian Barry:<br />https://books.google.dk/books?id=wwhOE1tDCOUC&redir_esc=y<br /><br />But I think also Barry's aim may be of inspiration. If I remember correctly, his chief aim was to make it a not particularly scholastic one (not Rawlsiology part 1,000,233,002,001), but instead a very accessible one. <br /><br />I am sure you could write a similar book (not Marxiology part 4,003,4000,988) where you - with Marx as a main guide - give the reader a systematic view of how our present society came to be what it is. I would hope that the strong personal voice of your blog posts could be carried over into a book form. I agree with Jim and others that it posting chapters here on your blog could be useful... and draw more readers! :-) <br /><br />Thanks again for a great blog.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />trane<br />tranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929844346857488333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-11222632567332997492016-04-26T14:54:13.784-04:002016-04-26T14:54:13.784-04:00I always thought it was the fantastic Jim Hightowe...I always thought it was the fantastic Jim Hightower who made the third base comment. Brief checking shows that he did (though he was talking about the senior Bush). I just now learned that Barry Switzer might have been the first with the line!<br /><br />http://www.twofeetthick.com/2004/09/01/who-first-said-born-on-third-thinks-he-got-a-triple/Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525376474395224370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-67653475689966538552016-04-26T11:19:38.011-04:002016-04-26T11:19:38.011-04:00Das Kapital in the Twenty-First Century is clever,...<i>Das Kapital in the Twenty-First Century</i> is clever, and would be something of a sporting challenge to any hypothetical German translators.mesnenorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10813095598060277786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-30108483267058608522016-04-26T05:22:38.126-04:002016-04-26T05:22:38.126-04:00How about "Das Kapital in the Twenty-First Ce...How about "Das Kapital in the Twenty-First Century"? :)<br />Robert Paul Wolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-18518730926173376892016-04-26T00:48:47.449-04:002016-04-26T00:48:47.449-04:00Professor Wolff --
My take is that the academic p...Professor Wolff --<br /><br />My take is that the academic publishing world is currently experiencing a case of the economic doldrums. A friend of a friend who works at Harvard University Press noted that prior to the release of Thomas Piketty's book "Capital in the Twenty-First Century," HUP was planning on eliminating at least five staff positions. When the book took off, those plans changed. Consequently, many university presses are banking on the next Piketty to come on the scene. Maybe that could be you. You just need a catchy title. If you draw upon all the people who contribute to this blog, I am sure we could come up with something marketable. I argue that it is well worth a shot.<br /><br />-- JimJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00826600172627425879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-59245834577626632442016-04-25T18:48:44.942-04:002016-04-25T18:48:44.942-04:00Massimo Pigliucci (CUNY-City College) is currently...Massimo Pigliucci (CUNY-City College) is currently "publishing" a book via his blog. He seems to be taking it seriously as a (mostly) academic book. <br /><br />https://platofootnote.wordpress.com/2016/04/01/the-nature-of-philosophy-preamble/Matt Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13108850405522852376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-6021756336371618852016-04-25T18:03:42.029-04:002016-04-25T18:03:42.029-04:00I agree with s. wallerstein, but want to add that ...I agree with s. wallerstein, but want to add that there is a best of both worlds option: put the book out in blog form as you're writing it. You may get some helpful feedback along the way, and if you aren't able to officially publish it (which I doubt), you'll still have the satisfaction of having delighted your regular blog readers.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06185714592855577979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-61172588244356471242016-04-25T16:30:26.753-04:002016-04-25T16:30:26.753-04:00Some more semi-unsolicited advice:
If you enjoy w...Some more semi-unsolicited advice:<br /><br />If you enjoy writing books, write it. In that case, you have little to lose if it isn't published.<br /><br />If you don't enjoy writing books, continue blogging and lecturing and posting videos in YouTube as you do now and avoid the possible frustration of slaving to write a book and finding that it's been rejected by publishers.s. wallersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448905469871566228noreply@blogger.com