“One must imagine Sisyphus happy.”
Hmmm, Sisyphus. The only Camus I’d read before now was ‘The Guest’ (in grade 10, so it was somewhat lost on me). Having said that, I actually really enjoyed the story of Sisyphus, and it poses some interesting questions about leading a life of eternal aggravation. When Camus says that Sisyphus is ‘conscious’, I assume […] Continue reading →
Hello Arts One!
Hey fellow seminar peeps! I’m sure you all know my name already, but I’ll introduce myself again – I’m Michaela! I’m super stoked to be part of such an amazing program and such an amazing seminar group as well! A few facts about me to make this post more interesting: I’m from Edmonton but I […] Continue reading →
Inaugural post!
Oh, I’m in university now. Shit just got real. The buzz of first and second week having passed, we are now settled in our class routines (more or less), and my procrastination has already begun… though I’ve managed to keep it at bay for the most part. I have this thing where I’ll start studying/reading […] Continue reading →
Camus, repetition, and the pains, graces, and distractions of consciousness
Here is Albert Camus on Sisyphus in 1942: “the gods. . . thought with some reason that there is no more dreadful punishment than futile and hopeless labor.” This, as Jill Fellows pointed out in her discussion of Camus is … Continue reading →
The Book of Genesis and Oneness in Judeo-Christian Culture
The second set of readings for the #ArtsOne course was the Book of Genesis and Kant’s Conjectural Beginning. The Book of Genesis translation which we were assigned to read was Robert Alter’s 2004 version. As I was reading Genesis this … Continue reading → Continue reading →
The Faces of Eve
This week we are reading Kant’s interpretation of the first six chapters of Genesis. For more ways to approach the early chapters of Genesis, see this program from CBC’s Ideas back in May: http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/episodes/2013/05/27/the-faces-of-eve-2/
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The Faces of Eve
This week we are reading Kant’s interpretation of the first six chapters of Genesis. For more ways to approach the early chapters of Genesis, see this program from CBC’s Ideas back in May: http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/episodes/2013/05/27/the-faces-of-eve-2/Continue reading →
Tamar and Recognition
This week, I am going to breathe life into the myth of Judah and Tamar, as told in Genesis. Kant, in our other reading for this week, attempts to examine what the early chapters of the Genesis story have to … Continue reading →
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Tamar and Recognition
This week, I am going to breathe life into the myth of Judah and Tamar, as told in Genesis. Kant, in our other reading for this week, attempts to examine what the early chapters of the Genesis story have to … Continue reading →Continue reading →
help please
what’s going on with this website? as you can see, i tried to post a video and you can only see it if you click directly on the blog post? why doesn’t it just show up? how come the formatting only applies to the blog post? any advice would be greatly appreciated. also watch the […]
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