Now I really feel like I'm in Literature class... hmmmm well, the ladies could represent his own need to be approved of in the midst of all of this disapproval (the "case"). They could represent the distractions that keep us from focusing on the true injustice of what we call "justic...

Islam promotes submission to fate, where the West promotes rational understanding and technological innovation. In asking why the Taliban have such influence, you have to see they tap into a widespread fury about history, a sense that the West has unfairly dominated the world. "Widespread fury...

Cool. I look forward to your response.

Like Someplace to be Flying , Carlos opens a hidden reality. The Yacqui ontology of the tonal and the nagual maps to Heidegger’s distinction of being and nothing. I am not sure I would say they open hidden realities as much as either invent them or more exactly, expose metaphorical connections that...

MaryLupin wrote: I am afraid I have to disagree with the idea that only the beautiful soul can create true art. I don't agree with it either, this is how I think Wilde see society, how it feels. The best example I can think of would be, to see a beautiful painting, something that touches your heart...

What could be the reasons for such an agreement with the Taliban? The thoughts that came to my mind are: inept leadership, plus you would have to be feeling overwhelmed to make such a compromise. A good question. I'm a big fan of reading history to understand what's likely in the future. One thing ...

Suzanne wrote:I'm interested in how you like the end.

Me too Poettess. Please post on your reactions to the ending.

Dorian saw Sybil as beautiful, pristine and loveable until Harry pointed out that she was inferior and flawed. Harry is society. Harry is unforgiving, prejudecial and shallow. I agree that Harry is a carrier for how Wilde saw society, at least in part. But I think that Wilde also saw himself in Har...

The thing about art being useless...The aesthetic idea that goes with that statement is that art is not "for" anything. That is, art is for its own sake. Art cannot be conscribed by being something to accomplish something else. It cannot be defined, for example, as something that uplifts u...

poettess wrote:...I can't help but wonder why he keeps dallying with all of the ladies when he should be more concerned with figuring things out.

Exactly. So what do the "ladies" represent do you think?