I bought Foucault’s book on the pipe painting the other day. Small world. It is very interesting the polyvalent symbolism in the first painting. A representation of a representation (of a representation?). I’m sure folks from differing traditions would have different things to say about it. I for one am glad of the freedom in the liquidity of representation. This also reminds me of the piece “Piss Christ”. -If you are fascist about symbolism, fascist about language, your ability to think critically about art is greatly diminished.- Anyway. I’m off to smoke that pipe…
It reminds me of one of the critical flaws in Descartes system. In it, and this is exploited by the English Empiricists, Descartes is never able to demonstrate-according to his logic- that God is not deceiving us all. It is always possible that this is all a big joke and none of us actually exist. Stepping outside of his vision, Descartes simply argues by faith that God would never deceive us.
I take the Eucharist believing that our Lord does not deceive us and that the unequivocal “Is” is not an exercise in game playing.
Hmm.
I’m still trying to decide if you mean for their to be a relationship between these two.
Hmm…
THEIR
Ceci n’est pas there.
I bought Foucault’s book on the pipe painting the other day. Small world. It is very interesting the polyvalent symbolism in the first painting. A representation of a representation (of a representation?). I’m sure folks from differing traditions would have different things to say about it. I for one am glad of the freedom in the liquidity of representation. This also reminds me of the piece “Piss Christ”. -If you are fascist about symbolism, fascist about language, your ability to think critically about art is greatly diminished.- Anyway. I’m off to smoke that pipe…
I really enjoyed this post Josh.
It reminds me of one of the critical flaws in Descartes system. In it, and this is exploited by the English Empiricists, Descartes is never able to demonstrate-according to his logic- that God is not deceiving us all. It is always possible that this is all a big joke and none of us actually exist. Stepping outside of his vision, Descartes simply argues by faith that God would never deceive us.
I take the Eucharist believing that our Lord does not deceive us and that the unequivocal “Is” is not an exercise in game playing.