In the tradition of Halifax and his admirers (e.g. Butterfield, Oakeshott, et al.), this blog is dedicated to the politics of skepticism (or anti-ideological politics, or even unprincipled politics, if you prefer).
02 December 2008
quote for the day
Those who have clear ideas on what life ought to be always have difficulty in reconciling themselves to what it is. Noel Annan
4 comments:
Anonymous
said...
Painfully true. But at the same time it's a blind acceptance of what is, and, as such, an unexamined life: a bovine existence contrary to human nature en perhaps human dignity.
I don't belong to any club or group. I don't fish, cook, dance, endorse books, sign books, co-sign declarations, eat oysters,...go to church, go to analysts, or take part in demonstrations. V. Nabokov
4 comments:
Painfully true. But at the same time it's a blind acceptance of what is, and, as such, an unexamined life: a bovine existence contrary to human nature en perhaps human dignity.
I'm not sure that I understand the second half of your comment. Could you re-state it for me?
Because it seems a denial of free will, which is difficult to imagine without it opening a realm of creativity.
To clarify:
Because it seems a denial of free will, and free will is difficult to imagine without it opening a realm of creativity.
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