tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post8202444263701599629..comments2024-03-29T03:19:09.227-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: BOOKISH MUSINGSRobert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-65881622962126325532010-09-23T00:26:51.798-04:002010-09-23T00:26:51.798-04:00Yes, that is still true. That is why Raphael Maga...Yes, that is still true. That is why Raphael Magarik rather presciently called me a Protestant atheist. I loved teaching that course.Robert Paul Wolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-68161464585686106072010-09-23T00:00:48.652-04:002010-09-23T00:00:48.652-04:00I too have a visceral hold on the palpability of b...I too have a visceral hold on the palpability of books and was struck by a clever add in National Geographic that read something like "Will the internet replace books, did instant coffee replace coffee?"<br /><br />My copy of Kierkegaard's Philosophical Fragments is filled with comments from your Philo and Lit class. I recalled you stated something to the effect that if you were to be religious it would be in the way of Kierkegaard...does this still hold true?akapitalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17207685564945469664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-51092909783992357572010-09-22T20:54:22.837-04:002010-09-22T20:54:22.837-04:00I love holding the physical books of Hume, Kant, a...I love holding the physical books of Hume, Kant, and Kierkegaard in my hand; I cannot fathom using a computer or ebook reader to read such philosophy. But perhaps we're part of dying breed in the age of computers.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02665059726689095795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-22773029314593525002010-09-22T13:51:36.792-04:002010-09-22T13:51:36.792-04:00Funny. I feel much the same about physical books,...Funny. I feel much the same about physical books, but for that reason I cannot get myself to put any marks in them. Underlining, marginal notes, and the like seem almost like sacrilege to me (though I'm usually more accepting if I've bought a used book that has them), making note-taking much more complicated.Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07676100459376704673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-87134907132392429922010-09-22T11:57:51.985-04:002010-09-22T11:57:51.985-04:00I too have fond memories of the Selby-Bigge editio...I too have fond memories of the Selby-Bigge edition. <br /><br />Besides their physical qualities, older editions also are remarkable for having been edited with care. There are remarkably few typos in the Kemp Smith translation, for instance. Publishers used to actually pay someone competent to correct proofs. Those days are past.Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02325205512110155291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-41060630464367336602010-09-22T10:00:56.992-04:002010-09-22T10:00:56.992-04:00Professor Wolff,
I'm with you on this one. Ma...Professor Wolff,<br /><br />I'm with you on this one. Many of my grad student colleagues prefer to read articles (and even sometimes entire books) on their computers. I can't do it; I'd much rather have an old, dusty tome.<br /><br />MikeMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11411530873269401673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-41145309191776954022010-09-22T08:46:48.956-04:002010-09-22T08:46:48.956-04:00Whether your comments end up being about Peretz or...Whether your comments end up being about Peretz or not, I hope you'll post them to your blog afterward.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14949509615748228885noreply@blogger.com