Last time, I explored Plato’s theory of art; this time, I’d like to focus on Aristotle, particularly the Poetics, and see how Aristotle’s thought lines up with that of his former teacher Plato. Plato has a tendency towards universalization that comes up again in the likes of Kant and Hegel; Aristotle tends to approach things [...]
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The Kind of Machine That Tragedy Is
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Aristotle, catharsis, clerks, Freud, Greeks, machines, Marx, mimesis, Plato, Rene Girard, reverse-engineering, scapegoat theory, the Poetics, therapy, tragedy, truth, universalization on September 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The Post-Post-Modern Things: Björk, Kathy Acker, and the Astral-Disappearing Act (3-6/53)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Beastie Boys, Bjork, Deleuze, Freud, Guattari, Judge Schreber, Julia Roberts, Kevin Spacey, Pagan Poetry, Radiohead, Richard Gere, Richard Linklater, Robert Smigel. Kathy Acker, Rolling Stone, Verspertine, Waking Life on July 24, 2010 | 3 Comments »
3. Reproducing visual images on distant screens through the “natural” magic of electricity helps to precipitate a Robert Smigel “Fun with Real Audio” segment of “TV Funhouse” (on the March 17, 2003 episode of Saturday Night Live). The segment features a cartoon Björk inhabiting an alive and increasingly irate swan dress while singing her Oscar-nominated [...]
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