tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post8805987709769202607..comments2023-05-17T10:36:16.654-04:00Comments on hiddenart: Dana in Georgiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-90935790577856043392011-02-04T15:22:51.682-05:002011-02-04T15:22:51.682-05:00As you can see I cribbed your Kirk quote for my Ci...As you can see I cribbed your Kirk quote for my Circe article. Thank-you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02413838626377092356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-34325481684985886982011-01-29T18:01:15.044-05:002011-01-29T18:01:15.044-05:00Thanks, Dana -- I've printed off the article t...Thanks, Dana -- I've printed off the article to read.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618197716777772631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-72777328104164387102011-01-29T14:34:18.256-05:002011-01-29T14:34:18.256-05:00Thanks, Kelly. I keep searching for this comment ...Thanks, Kelly. I keep searching for this comment over at Cindy's blog. <br /><br />Here's a link to a short article that references the quote and is good to have, especially if one doesnt own the book.<br /><br />http://www.kirkcenter.org/index.php/bookman/article/the-sword-of-educationDana in Georgiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-69642421453958790082011-01-29T12:21:50.208-05:002011-01-29T12:21:50.208-05:00"Literature exists to form the normative cons..."Literature exists to form the normative consciousnesss..."<br /><br />Love it -- thanks, Dana.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618197716777772631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-61182274781675512992011-01-29T10:19:49.131-05:002011-01-29T10:19:49.131-05:00Because Cindy's point is so valid, I am adding...Because Cindy's point is so valid, I am adding this reference to support our position ~<br /><br />Literature exists to form the normative consciousnesss - that is to teach human beings their true nature, their dignity, and their place in the scheme of things.<br /><br />In other words, the man of letters, knowing that direct moral instruction can generate resistance, aspires instead to the Dana in Georgiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-69032308386394192982011-01-29T09:00:19.692-05:002011-01-29T09:00:19.692-05:00There is a difference between the moral imaginatio...There is a difference between the moral imagination and moralism. We use literature because we want moral individuals which is the very same reason we do not use moralism.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02413838626377092356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-75504200546196726472011-01-27T19:25:44.771-05:002011-01-27T19:25:44.771-05:00@Gail - glad you followed the link and read more t...@Gail - glad you followed the link and read more than one chapter. My copied is heavily underlined.Dana in Georgiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-74799163516106153022011-01-27T19:24:15.976-05:002011-01-27T19:24:15.976-05:00@Brandy - I think Cindy's warning about *moral...@Brandy - I think Cindy's warning about *moralism* in her post highlighting books which fuel the imagination is valid.<br /><br />But as I read more about the imagination, I am discovering that there are three different ones: the *moral*, the *idyllic*, and the *diabolic*.<br /><br />See, I dont think of myself as *imaginative*. That's why Esolen's book is of such interest.<br /><br Dana in Georgiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-45437015577134729272011-01-27T18:51:42.341-05:002011-01-27T18:51:42.341-05:00Dana, Thank you for continuing to drive home the n...Dana, Thank you for continuing to drive home the need for an <i>informed</i> imagination. I agree that he ought to have identified that earlier.<br /><br />I read more Scripture aloud in our home now that I did when my oldest was tiny. At that time, I thought that Story was the most important thing for children. I forgot that Scripture is the Greatest Story Ever Told!<br /><br />Anyhow, I have Brandy Vencelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17945305890488681685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-42069784129382455012011-01-27T16:23:13.096-05:002011-01-27T16:23:13.096-05:00I read the chapter and thank you again, Dana, for ...I read the chapter and thank you again, Dana, for the link. <br /><br />Great stuff there about standardization, "adjustment," and "creativity on command." And this: "When societies have chosen to penalize such "maladjustment" and have demanded conformity, they often have destroyed the creative impulses which gave them viability." There is much in this Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00742550856268655841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-31004823948110646522011-01-27T15:19:11.664-05:002011-01-27T15:19:11.664-05:00@Cindy ~ Destroying the Imagination is the kind of...@Cindy ~ Destroying the Imagination is the kind of book that I like to read because it gases me up (fuels) me for the long haul.<br /><br />I needed about one book like this about every five years to keep me oriented and disciplined.<br /><br />What I'm doing now is preparing me for grandchildren :-)<br /><br />Re SOTU: Birds of a feather flock together and I dont trust the red ones.<br /><Dana in Georgiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-31156487011000351122011-01-27T13:46:30.243-05:002011-01-27T13:46:30.243-05:00Dana,
I wish I had time to read the chapter and bo...Dana,<br />I wish I had time to read the chapter and book you suggested. Maybe next week will slow down. Saturday I am giving a baby shower for my dil. I wish you could come.<br /><br />I understand what you are saying about transcendence because ideas can transcend even the worst of situations and Christ does redeem people from the ghetto's of human existence. And I am sure your own childrenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02413838626377092356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-6318528720212720162011-01-26T00:51:00.596-05:002011-01-26T00:51:00.596-05:00Love the pictures you put on your post. :o)
I wil...Love the pictures you put on your post. :o)<br /><br />I will check out that link of Roche's book. Glad to know it's online.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00742550856268655841noreply@blogger.com