Graham Gould
- Published in print:
- 1993
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198263456
- eISBN:
- 9780191682551
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198263456.001.0001
- Subject:
- Religion, Early Christian Studies
This book studies the life and thought of the Christian monks of 4th- and 5th-century lower Egypt. It works from collections of their sayings and stories which were compiled in the late 5th century ...
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This book studies the life and thought of the Christian monks of 4th- and 5th-century lower Egypt. It works from collections of their sayings and stories which were compiled in the late 5th century and which are known collectively as the Apopthegmata Patrum. These texts show that the Desert Fathers were deeply concerned with the nature of the monastic community that they formed and with the problems which might affect relationships between individuals within it. Successive chapters of the book centre on the text of the Apopthegmata itself as a witness to the community's sense of its own history and identity; on the relationship between teacher and disciple in the context of which the practices and virtues of the monastic life were taught; on the importance of good relationships between a monk and his companions in the monastic life; on the problems of anger, judgement, and praise, which interfere with good relationships; on the tension between the desire for solitude and the necessity of interaction with others; and on the connection between relationships with others and a monk's own life of prayer. The overall conclusion is that the Desert Fathers saw community as an integral part of their monastic ideal and rarely regarded solitude as a way of life to be pursued at the expense of community.Less
This book studies the life and thought of the Christian monks of 4th- and 5th-century lower Egypt. It works from collections of their sayings and stories which were compiled in the late 5th century and which are known collectively as the Apopthegmata Patrum. These texts show that the Desert Fathers were deeply concerned with the nature of the monastic community that they formed and with the problems which might affect relationships between individuals within it. Successive chapters of the book centre on the text of the Apopthegmata itself as a witness to the community's sense of its own history and identity; on the relationship between teacher and disciple in the context of which the practices and virtues of the monastic life were taught; on the importance of good relationships between a monk and his companions in the monastic life; on the problems of anger, judgement, and praise, which interfere with good relationships; on the tension between the desire for solitude and the necessity of interaction with others; and on the connection between relationships with others and a monk's own life of prayer. The overall conclusion is that the Desert Fathers saw community as an integral part of their monastic ideal and rarely regarded solitude as a way of life to be pursued at the expense of community.
Thomas R. Nevin
- Published in print:
- 2006
- Published Online:
- September 2006
- ISBN:
- 9780195307214
- eISBN:
- 9780199785032
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0195307216.003.0009
- Subject:
- Religion, History of Christianity
This chapter focuses on the things that set Thérèse apart from other Carmelites: her particular intelligence and her writing itself. Thérèse demonstrated an exception of self manifested early on; the ...
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This chapter focuses on the things that set Thérèse apart from other Carmelites: her particular intelligence and her writing itself. Thérèse demonstrated an exception of self manifested early on; the precocity of learning, limited only in the bookish sense; an adeptness in storytelling and in such seemingly minor skills as mimicry, which is the gift of an observant, satiric mind; the imaginative, even audacious reading of Scripture. These are outward signs of what became in her writing and talking the fully flourishing intellect, one which took on with a kind of bravura the task of interpreting Christianity to the Carmelites in a new and vital way.Less
This chapter focuses on the things that set Thérèse apart from other Carmelites: her particular intelligence and her writing itself. Thérèse demonstrated an exception of self manifested early on; the precocity of learning, limited only in the bookish sense; an adeptness in storytelling and in such seemingly minor skills as mimicry, which is the gift of an observant, satiric mind; the imaginative, even audacious reading of Scripture. These are outward signs of what became in her writing and talking the fully flourishing intellect, one which took on with a kind of bravura the task of interpreting Christianity to the Carmelites in a new and vital way.
Adriaan T. Peperzak
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- September 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780823240173
- eISBN:
- 9780823240210
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Fordham University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5422/fordham/9780823240173.001.0001
- Subject:
- Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind
This book examines philosophy from a variety of perspectives as a practice realized by persons who communicate with one another while reflecting on the meaning of human life and thought. Without ...
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This book examines philosophy from a variety of perspectives as a practice realized by persons who communicate with one another while reflecting on the meaning of human life and thought. Without forgetting the logical and methodological conditions of systematic thought, the author insists on the intimate connections that tie all philosophical texts and conversations to the lives from which they emerge. As the product of an individual thinker, who, thanks to individual teachers, has been familiarized with particular traditions of a particular culture, each philosophy is unique. If it is a good one, it is also revealing for many—perhaps even for all—other philosophers. At the same time, all thinking is addressed to individual interlocutors, each of whom responds to it by transforming it into a different philosophy. This fact invites us to explore the dialogical dimension of thinking, which, in turn, refers us to the communitarian and historical contexts from which solitude, as well as solidarity, competition, alliances, and friendships in thought, emerge.Less
This book examines philosophy from a variety of perspectives as a practice realized by persons who communicate with one another while reflecting on the meaning of human life and thought. Without forgetting the logical and methodological conditions of systematic thought, the author insists on the intimate connections that tie all philosophical texts and conversations to the lives from which they emerge. As the product of an individual thinker, who, thanks to individual teachers, has been familiarized with particular traditions of a particular culture, each philosophy is unique. If it is a good one, it is also revealing for many—perhaps even for all—other philosophers. At the same time, all thinking is addressed to individual interlocutors, each of whom responds to it by transforming it into a different philosophy. This fact invites us to explore the dialogical dimension of thinking, which, in turn, refers us to the communitarian and historical contexts from which solitude, as well as solidarity, competition, alliances, and friendships in thought, emerge.
Monica Weis
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780813130040
- eISBN:
- 9780813135717
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
- DOI:
- 10.5810/kentucky/9780813130040.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, American History: 19th Century
Nature was always vital in Thomas Merton's life, from the long hours he spent as a child watching his father paint landscapes in the fresh air, to his final years of solitude in the hermitage at Our ...
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Nature was always vital in Thomas Merton's life, from the long hours he spent as a child watching his father paint landscapes in the fresh air, to his final years of solitude in the hermitage at Our Lady of Gethsemani, where he contemplated and wrote about the beauty of his surroundings. Throughout his life, Merton's study of the natural world shaped his spirituality in profound ways, and he was one of the first writers to raise concern about ecological issues that have become critical in recent years. This book suggests that Merton's interest in nature, which developed significantly during his years at the Abbey of Gethsemani, laid the foundation for his growing environmental consciousness. Tracing Merton's awareness of the natural world from his childhood to the final years of his life, the book explores his deepening sense of place and desire for solitude, his love and responsibility for all living things, and his evolving ecological awareness.Less
Nature was always vital in Thomas Merton's life, from the long hours he spent as a child watching his father paint landscapes in the fresh air, to his final years of solitude in the hermitage at Our Lady of Gethsemani, where he contemplated and wrote about the beauty of his surroundings. Throughout his life, Merton's study of the natural world shaped his spirituality in profound ways, and he was one of the first writers to raise concern about ecological issues that have become critical in recent years. This book suggests that Merton's interest in nature, which developed significantly during his years at the Abbey of Gethsemani, laid the foundation for his growing environmental consciousness. Tracing Merton's awareness of the natural world from his childhood to the final years of his life, the book explores his deepening sense of place and desire for solitude, his love and responsibility for all living things, and his evolving ecological awareness.
Mark S. Cladis
- Published in print:
- 2003
- Published Online:
- November 2003
- ISBN:
- 9780195125542
- eISBN:
- 9780199834082
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0195125541.003.0004
- Subject:
- Religion, Philosophy of Religion
Charts the course of the Fall from the simple contentment, invulnerability, and innocence of the Garden to the complex gratifications, vulnerability, and corruption of the City. This is a story of ...
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Charts the course of the Fall from the simple contentment, invulnerability, and innocence of the Garden to the complex gratifications, vulnerability, and corruption of the City. This is a story of costly progress: the Solitaire must sacrifice itself in order to release its inner potential for development, and thereby give birth to a new creation, the social human. The Fall is cast in seven stages that are based on Rousseau's discourse, “On the Origin of Inequality.” The first four stages are considered in Ch. 3, concluding with stage four, the Second Garden, which represents Rousseau's vision of happy humans precariously balanced between solitude and community, invulnerability and vulnerability, and independence and dependence.Less
Charts the course of the Fall from the simple contentment, invulnerability, and innocence of the Garden to the complex gratifications, vulnerability, and corruption of the City. This is a story of costly progress: the Solitaire must sacrifice itself in order to release its inner potential for development, and thereby give birth to a new creation, the social human. The Fall is cast in seven stages that are based on Rousseau's discourse, “On the Origin of Inequality.” The first four stages are considered in Ch. 3, concluding with stage four, the Second Garden, which represents Rousseau's vision of happy humans precariously balanced between solitude and community, invulnerability and vulnerability, and independence and dependence.
Mark S. Cladis
- Published in print:
- 2003
- Published Online:
- November 2003
- ISBN:
- 9780195125542
- eISBN:
- 9780199834082
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0195125541.003.0009
- Subject:
- Religion, Philosophy of Religion
Explores the private path to redemption, especially as found in Rousseau's Reveries of the Solitary Walker. The public path, as discussed in ch. 7, reflects the Enlightenment hope that human ...
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Explores the private path to redemption, especially as found in Rousseau's Reveries of the Solitary Walker. The public path, as discussed in ch. 7, reflects the Enlightenment hope that human fallenness can be overcome by reforming society; the private path, in contrast, reflects the Augustinian conviction that humans, owing to their inward fallen condition, cannot cure themselves of sin or evil. The public path recommends that individuals ensconce themselves snugly within the enlightened, educative community; the private path recommends that individuals cultivate a spiritual, interior life and extricate themselves from commitments and other social entanglements that exacerbate the human propensity to inflict harm. Like the extreme public path, on the extreme private path there is no conflict between public and private. This time, because there is no public life with which to clash. Ultimately, the remedy of the private path is as extreme as that of the public path. This one calls for the complete loss of the private life, the other the loss of the public. Both are effective, if the goal is to live undividedly. Both are inadequate, if the goal is to live a full, flourishing human existence.Less
Explores the private path to redemption, especially as found in Rousseau's Reveries of the Solitary Walker. The public path, as discussed in ch. 7, reflects the Enlightenment hope that human fallenness can be overcome by reforming society; the private path, in contrast, reflects the Augustinian conviction that humans, owing to their inward fallen condition, cannot cure themselves of sin or evil. The public path recommends that individuals ensconce themselves snugly within the enlightened, educative community; the private path recommends that individuals cultivate a spiritual, interior life and extricate themselves from commitments and other social entanglements that exacerbate the human propensity to inflict harm. Like the extreme public path, on the extreme private path there is no conflict between public and private. This time, because there is no public life with which to clash. Ultimately, the remedy of the private path is as extreme as that of the public path. This one calls for the complete loss of the private life, the other the loss of the public. Both are effective, if the goal is to live undividedly. Both are inadequate, if the goal is to live a full, flourishing human existence.
Ben Brice
- Published in print:
- 2007
- Published Online:
- January 2008
- ISBN:
- 9780199290253
- eISBN:
- 9780191710483
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199290253.003.0004
- Subject:
- Literature, 19th-century Literature and Romanticism
This chapter begins with a discussion of a range of Coleridge's early writings in which he explores his uncertain faith in his ability to read the handwriting of God in nature. It then turns to ...
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This chapter begins with a discussion of a range of Coleridge's early writings in which he explores his uncertain faith in his ability to read the handwriting of God in nature. It then turns to Coleridge's Lectures on Revealed Religion (1795), in which his early debts to post-Newtonian natural religion are made explicit. Coleridge's poem, Religious Musings, is discussed. The chapter continues with a detailed examination of three important ‘Conversation’ poems: Fears in Solitude, France: an Ode, and Frost at Midnight published together in 1798, which further reveal Coleridge's religious uncertainty, and its connection with his sense of being fallen. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the poem, Dejection: An Ode, in which a state of creative sterility is again linked by the poet with a sense of being fallen.Less
This chapter begins with a discussion of a range of Coleridge's early writings in which he explores his uncertain faith in his ability to read the handwriting of God in nature. It then turns to Coleridge's Lectures on Revealed Religion (1795), in which his early debts to post-Newtonian natural religion are made explicit. Coleridge's poem, Religious Musings, is discussed. The chapter continues with a detailed examination of three important ‘Conversation’ poems: Fears in Solitude, France: an Ode, and Frost at Midnight published together in 1798, which further reveal Coleridge's religious uncertainty, and its connection with his sense of being fallen. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the poem, Dejection: An Ode, in which a state of creative sterility is again linked by the poet with a sense of being fallen.
Peter Robinson
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- September 2007
- ISBN:
- 9780199273256
- eISBN:
- 9780191706370
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199273256.003.0007
- Subject:
- Literature, 20th-century and Contemporary Literature
This chapter continues the argument of the previous one by applying the discoveries made to one of Bishop's most sustained poems about her art: Crusoe in England. Melanie Klein's theories of attack ...
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This chapter continues the argument of the previous one by applying the discoveries made to one of Bishop's most sustained poems about her art: Crusoe in England. Melanie Klein's theories of attack and reparation in infant psychology, as applied to the making of art, are considered in the light of the hope that art might have a therapeutic role. The chapter concludes that in Bishop's case, this seems not to have been the case because the conditions for making art are themselves examples and exasperations of the problems in need of therapeutic care.Less
This chapter continues the argument of the previous one by applying the discoveries made to one of Bishop's most sustained poems about her art: Crusoe in England. Melanie Klein's theories of attack and reparation in infant psychology, as applied to the making of art, are considered in the light of the hope that art might have a therapeutic role. The chapter concludes that in Bishop's case, this seems not to have been the case because the conditions for making art are themselves examples and exasperations of the problems in need of therapeutic care.
Gary Westfahl
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- January 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780252041938
- eISBN:
- 9780252050633
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- DOI:
- 10.5622/illinois/9780252041938.001.0001
- Subject:
- Literature, 20th-century and Contemporary Literature
Despite extensive critical attention, Arthur C. Clarke’s distinctive science fiction has never been fully or properly understood. This study examines some of his lighthearted shorter works for the ...
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Despite extensive critical attention, Arthur C. Clarke’s distinctive science fiction has never been fully or properly understood. This study examines some of his lighthearted shorter works for the first time and explores how Clarke’s views regularly diverge from those of other science fiction writers. Clarke thought new inventions would likely bring more problems than benefits and suspected that human space travel would never extend beyond the solar system. He accepted that humanity would probably become extinct in the future or be transformed by evolution into unimaginable new forms. He anticipated that aliens would be genuinely alien in both their physiology and psychology. He perceived a deep bond between humanity and the oceans, perhaps stronger than any developing bond between humanity and space. Despite his lifelong atheism, he frequently pondered why humans developed religions, how they might abandon them, and why religions might endure in defiance of expectations. Finally, Clarke’s characters, often criticized as bland, actually are merely reticent, and the isolated lifestyles they adopt--remaining distant or alienated from their families and relying upon connections to broader communities and long-distance communication to ameliorate their solitude--not only reflect Clarke’s own personality, as a closeted homosexual and victim of a disability, but they also constitute his most important prediction, since increasing numbers of twenty-first-century citizens are now living in this manner.Less
Despite extensive critical attention, Arthur C. Clarke’s distinctive science fiction has never been fully or properly understood. This study examines some of his lighthearted shorter works for the first time and explores how Clarke’s views regularly diverge from those of other science fiction writers. Clarke thought new inventions would likely bring more problems than benefits and suspected that human space travel would never extend beyond the solar system. He accepted that humanity would probably become extinct in the future or be transformed by evolution into unimaginable new forms. He anticipated that aliens would be genuinely alien in both their physiology and psychology. He perceived a deep bond between humanity and the oceans, perhaps stronger than any developing bond between humanity and space. Despite his lifelong atheism, he frequently pondered why humans developed religions, how they might abandon them, and why religions might endure in defiance of expectations. Finally, Clarke’s characters, often criticized as bland, actually are merely reticent, and the isolated lifestyles they adopt--remaining distant or alienated from their families and relying upon connections to broader communities and long-distance communication to ameliorate their solitude--not only reflect Clarke’s own personality, as a closeted homosexual and victim of a disability, but they also constitute his most important prediction, since increasing numbers of twenty-first-century citizens are now living in this manner.
BONNIE S. McDOUGALL
- Published in print:
- 2002
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199256792
- eISBN:
- 9780191698378
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199256792.003.0022
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, South and East Asia
This chapter examines secrecy, seclusion, and private/selfish interests. The meanings and associations in Lu Xun and Xu Guangping's use of si changed over the period 1925–9, corresponding to the ...
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This chapter examines secrecy, seclusion, and private/selfish interests. The meanings and associations in Lu Xun and Xu Guangping's use of si changed over the period 1925–9, corresponding to the change in their circumstances. As their future as a couple became assured, they shifted the balance between private and public interests in their lives towards favouring the private, although in Letters between Two, this is only clear in Lu Xun's case. In editing Letters between Two for publication, Lu Xun revealed to readers that he and Xu Guangping desired secrecy and seclusion in their lives as a couple and also individually in regard to their letters and diaries. Only a few specific references to secrecy in the early stages of their relationship were suppressed, while just as much was added to indicate their wish for seclusion.Less
This chapter examines secrecy, seclusion, and private/selfish interests. The meanings and associations in Lu Xun and Xu Guangping's use of si changed over the period 1925–9, corresponding to the change in their circumstances. As their future as a couple became assured, they shifted the balance between private and public interests in their lives towards favouring the private, although in Letters between Two, this is only clear in Lu Xun's case. In editing Letters between Two for publication, Lu Xun revealed to readers that he and Xu Guangping desired secrecy and seclusion in their lives as a couple and also individually in regard to their letters and diaries. Only a few specific references to secrecy in the early stages of their relationship were suppressed, while just as much was added to indicate their wish for seclusion.
Michiel Heyns
- Published in print:
- 1994
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198182702
- eISBN:
- 9780191673870
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198182702.003.0005
- Subject:
- Literature, 19th-century and Victorian Literature
To Joseph Conrad, the great moral imperatives are those which are conceived to sustain a solidarity maintained only fitfully, or which, the nightmare runs, may be only illusory. In his own ...
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To Joseph Conrad, the great moral imperatives are those which are conceived to sustain a solidarity maintained only fitfully, or which, the nightmare runs, may be only illusory. In his own much-quoted words: ‘Those who read me know my conviction that the world, the temporal world, rests on a very few simple ideas; so simple that they must be as old as the hills. It rests notably, among others, on the idea of Fidelity’. This idea, indeed, is at the centre of Conrad's fiction, certainly at the centre of Lord Jim, the focus of this chapter. However, those who read Conrad know also that the world must rest upon the idea of fidelity because its contrary, the threat of betrayal, is so prevalent and so real. Fidelity in Conrad, in short, is more often known by its absence than by its presence: community and solitude do not preclude each other.Less
To Joseph Conrad, the great moral imperatives are those which are conceived to sustain a solidarity maintained only fitfully, or which, the nightmare runs, may be only illusory. In his own much-quoted words: ‘Those who read me know my conviction that the world, the temporal world, rests on a very few simple ideas; so simple that they must be as old as the hills. It rests notably, among others, on the idea of Fidelity’. This idea, indeed, is at the centre of Conrad's fiction, certainly at the centre of Lord Jim, the focus of this chapter. However, those who read Conrad know also that the world must rest upon the idea of fidelity because its contrary, the threat of betrayal, is so prevalent and so real. Fidelity in Conrad, in short, is more often known by its absence than by its presence: community and solitude do not preclude each other.
Michal Pagis
- Published in print:
- 2019
- Published Online:
- January 2020
- ISBN:
- 9780226639383
- eISBN:
- 9780226639413
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226639413.001.0001
- Subject:
- Religion, Religion and Society
Western society has never been more interested in interiority. Indeed, it seems more and more people are deliberately looking inward—toward the mind, the body, or both. Inward focuses on one ...
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Western society has never been more interested in interiority. Indeed, it seems more and more people are deliberately looking inward—toward the mind, the body, or both. Inward focuses on one increasingly popular channel for the introverted gaze: vipassana meditation, a Buddhist meditation of mindfulness that was revitalized and adapted for a secular audience. Based on a rich ethnographic account, Inward unravels the social dynamics that lie at the heart of meditation practice while simultaneously supplying a sociological framework for the study of the place of the human body in the enduring process of self-awareness. The book tracks the westward diffusion of meditation, enters the silent meditation retreats where people experience solitude in the presence of others, and follows practitioners’ interactions at work and home, as well as their relations with their significant others. It uncovers the multiple ways practitioners use the meditative focus on the inner-lining of embodied experience as a way to transcend the shocks and splits to the self that occur as they move between social relations and identities. At the close of this ethnographic journey, the reader will see how through communities, routines, and rituals, individuals turn their attention inward without stepping out of society, experience solitude without being isolated, and negotiate the tensions engendered by contemporary social life.Less
Western society has never been more interested in interiority. Indeed, it seems more and more people are deliberately looking inward—toward the mind, the body, or both. Inward focuses on one increasingly popular channel for the introverted gaze: vipassana meditation, a Buddhist meditation of mindfulness that was revitalized and adapted for a secular audience. Based on a rich ethnographic account, Inward unravels the social dynamics that lie at the heart of meditation practice while simultaneously supplying a sociological framework for the study of the place of the human body in the enduring process of self-awareness. The book tracks the westward diffusion of meditation, enters the silent meditation retreats where people experience solitude in the presence of others, and follows practitioners’ interactions at work and home, as well as their relations with their significant others. It uncovers the multiple ways practitioners use the meditative focus on the inner-lining of embodied experience as a way to transcend the shocks and splits to the self that occur as they move between social relations and identities. At the close of this ethnographic journey, the reader will see how through communities, routines, and rituals, individuals turn their attention inward without stepping out of society, experience solitude without being isolated, and negotiate the tensions engendered by contemporary social life.
Gary Westfahl
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- January 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780252041938
- eISBN:
- 9780252050633
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- DOI:
- 10.5622/illinois/9780252041938.003.0011
- Subject:
- Literature, 20th-century and Contemporary Literature
The conclusion first notes evidence of continuing interest in Clarke’s science fiction and speculates that future readers may especially appreciate his work for two reasons. First, as space travel ...
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The conclusion first notes evidence of continuing interest in Clarke’s science fiction and speculates that future readers may especially appreciate his work for two reasons. First, as space travel becomes more commonplace, and more people are living in outer space, his plausible stories about space life may be of special interest to them. Second, in contrast to characters in other twentieth-century novels, who are primarily concerned with establishing and maintaining relationships, future readers, largely living in solitude, may better identify with Clarke’s isolated protagonists. Yet Clarke’s characters also seem unlike contemporary people in their calm focus on doing their jobs instead of obsessing about their personal problems or regarding themselves as victims. Yet this might also strike future readers as refreshing.Less
The conclusion first notes evidence of continuing interest in Clarke’s science fiction and speculates that future readers may especially appreciate his work for two reasons. First, as space travel becomes more commonplace, and more people are living in outer space, his plausible stories about space life may be of special interest to them. Second, in contrast to characters in other twentieth-century novels, who are primarily concerned with establishing and maintaining relationships, future readers, largely living in solitude, may better identify with Clarke’s isolated protagonists. Yet Clarke’s characters also seem unlike contemporary people in their calm focus on doing their jobs instead of obsessing about their personal problems or regarding themselves as victims. Yet this might also strike future readers as refreshing.
Christophe Bident
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- May 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780823281763
- eISBN:
- 9780823284825
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Fordham University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5422/fordham/9780823281763.003.0033
- Subject:
- Philosophy, General
Deals with the period Blanchot spent in Èze in Southern France, where over around a decade he wrote much of his fiction.
Deals with the period Blanchot spent in Èze in Southern France, where over around a decade he wrote much of his fiction.
Christophe Bident
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- May 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780823281763
- eISBN:
- 9780823284825
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Fordham University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5422/fordham/9780823281763.003.0038
- Subject:
- Philosophy, General
Opening a new section of the biography, this chapter sets the scene for the coming decade, with Blanchot installed in his house in Èze, Southern France.
Opening a new section of the biography, this chapter sets the scene for the coming decade, with Blanchot installed in his house in Èze, Southern France.
Christophe Bident
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- May 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780823281763
- eISBN:
- 9780823284825
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Fordham University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5422/fordham/9780823281763.003.0058
- Subject:
- Philosophy, General
Details Blanchot’s ongoing thinking of friendship and death, even as his publications slow, in the apt context of the deaths of various friends.
Details Blanchot’s ongoing thinking of friendship and death, even as his publications slow, in the apt context of the deaths of various friends.
GRAHAM GOULD
- Published in print:
- 1993
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198263456
- eISBN:
- 9780191682551
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198263456.003.0005
- Subject:
- Religion, Early Christian Studies
This chapter examines the Desert Fathers' reactions to situations in which they were forced to choose between the conduct of relationships and the practice of solitude. It considers three main ...
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This chapter examines the Desert Fathers' reactions to situations in which they were forced to choose between the conduct of relationships and the practice of solitude. It considers three main points: how the Desert Fathers viewed formal relationships for contacts with one another which were provided by the community's common meal or agape and by the practice of hospitality; the importance they attributed to the solitude of the monk's cell; and how they identified and reacted to those situations which might require flight from others. Statements of principle and stories such as Longinus and the brother, and the water jug, give an important insight in to what the Desert Fathers had to say about the dangers and the opportunities of the conduct of personal relationships.Less
This chapter examines the Desert Fathers' reactions to situations in which they were forced to choose between the conduct of relationships and the practice of solitude. It considers three main points: how the Desert Fathers viewed formal relationships for contacts with one another which were provided by the community's common meal or agape and by the practice of hospitality; the importance they attributed to the solitude of the monk's cell; and how they identified and reacted to those situations which might require flight from others. Statements of principle and stories such as Longinus and the brother, and the water jug, give an important insight in to what the Desert Fathers had to say about the dangers and the opportunities of the conduct of personal relationships.
Ruth Abbey
- Published in print:
- 2000
- Published Online:
- February 2006
- ISBN:
- 9780195134087
- eISBN:
- 9780199785766
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0195134087.003.0005
- Subject:
- Philosophy, History of Philosophy
Friedrich Nietzsche acknowledged the important place that many ancient theorists accorded to friendship, and this chapter draws attention to the importance of friendship among higher individuals in ...
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Friedrich Nietzsche acknowledged the important place that many ancient theorists accorded to friendship, and this chapter draws attention to the importance of friendship among higher individuals in the middle period writings. Recognizing this requires some reconsideration of the belief that Nietzsche holds great individuals to be utterly autonomous and indifferent to the judgements and opinions of others. Some of the characteristics of higher friendship are identified, and Nietzsche’s suggestion that such friendships can contribute to self-knowledge is discussed. The relationship between friendship and solitude is also drawn out.Less
Friedrich Nietzsche acknowledged the important place that many ancient theorists accorded to friendship, and this chapter draws attention to the importance of friendship among higher individuals in the middle period writings. Recognizing this requires some reconsideration of the belief that Nietzsche holds great individuals to be utterly autonomous and indifferent to the judgements and opinions of others. Some of the characteristics of higher friendship are identified, and Nietzsche’s suggestion that such friendships can contribute to self-knowledge is discussed. The relationship between friendship and solitude is also drawn out.
Gary Peters
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- January 2018
- ISBN:
- 9780226452623
- eISBN:
- 9780226452760
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226452760.003.0023
- Subject:
- Philosophy, Aesthetics
This memoir revisits a performance by Miles Davis in 1984 where he performed, as part of his set, Cyndi Lauper's well-known pop hit Time After Time. Once again the intention here is to re-focus the ...
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This memoir revisits a performance by Miles Davis in 1984 where he performed, as part of his set, Cyndi Lauper's well-known pop hit Time After Time. Once again the intention here is to re-focus the discussion of improvisation on those ignored aspects of Mile's playing which reveal an unacknowledged aspect of his improvisational approach.Less
This memoir revisits a performance by Miles Davis in 1984 where he performed, as part of his set, Cyndi Lauper's well-known pop hit Time After Time. Once again the intention here is to re-focus the discussion of improvisation on those ignored aspects of Mile's playing which reveal an unacknowledged aspect of his improvisational approach.
Robert C. Solomon
- Published in print:
- 2004
- Published Online:
- January 2005
- ISBN:
- 9780195160147
- eISBN:
- 9780199835065
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0195160142.003.0007
- Subject:
- Philosophy, History of Philosophy
Nietzsche is a “virtue ethicist,” like Aristotle, though his virtues are obviously very different. I discuss both Nietzsche’s Aristotelian virtues, and others that are not Aristotelian at all. In the ...
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Nietzsche is a “virtue ethicist,” like Aristotle, though his virtues are obviously very different. I discuss both Nietzsche’s Aristotelian virtues, and others that are not Aristotelian at all. In the first group are courage, generosity, temperance, truthfulness, honor, justice, pride, and friendship. In the second are such virtues as exuberance, “style,”“depth,” taking risks, fatalism, aestheticism, playfulness, and solitude. I also discuss health, strength, egoism, and responsibility as virtues. Finally, I come back to the Ubermensch as a projection of our ideals.Less
Nietzsche is a “virtue ethicist,” like Aristotle, though his virtues are obviously very different. I discuss both Nietzsche’s Aristotelian virtues, and others that are not Aristotelian at all. In the first group are courage, generosity, temperance, truthfulness, honor, justice, pride, and friendship. In the second are such virtues as exuberance, “style,”“depth,” taking risks, fatalism, aestheticism, playfulness, and solitude. I also discuss health, strength, egoism, and responsibility as virtues. Finally, I come back to the Ubermensch as a projection of our ideals.
