- Nov 2017
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www.aarondconley.com www.aarondconley.com
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Hence, we remain the same people who want to do justice but demand safety; who want to one prophetic but fret over status and position; who search for truth but grasp at nettling shadows…
This quote claims that society as a whole want to become better, but they don't want to make the effort to make the change. There is always an excuse as to why something cant be done, if something doesn't want to be done. People say they want justice, but makeup the excuse that they wont fight for it unless they're protected. That just sounds like they don't want to do it. Change will happen when people actually care and stand up for what they believe in.
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- Oct 2017
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www.gutenberg.org www.gutenberg.org
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The Christian faith from the beginning, is sacrifice the sacrifice of all freedom, all pride, all self-confidence of spirit, it is at the same time subjection, self-derision, and self-mutilation.
Religion, specifically Christianity, is very controlling of its followers. Its followers sacrifice their freedom to think for themselves, their self-confidence of spirits,etc. The religion is the wolf and its followers are the sheep.
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the retro-operating power of success or failure was what induced men to think well or ill of an action.
It didn't matter what the action was they were doing, good or bad, but instead that they were successful with that action. If they were successful, than it was a good deed and vice versa. Nowadays we know that even if you are able to do something correct, it doesn't necessarily make it right.
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whoever attempts it, even with the best right, but without being OBLIGED to do so, proves that he is probably not only strong, but also daring beyond measure
It is hard for people to step outside of their box, and try new and different things that others do not do. It takes a very special kind person to deviate from the crowd and do their own thing, no matter what others think. Especially if that person isn't in power, or have any power.
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mjrizza.com mjrizza.com
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subject is changed from the people or humanity to the “speculative spirit,” which makes the “game of legitimation” philosophical.
Knowledge is not related to its usefulness, but instead to its spirit. This spirit refers to a certain position in the Encyclopedia that is accounted by speculative discourse. And with spirit comes philosophy because you're now thinking of knowledge as a single unit or something set in stone, but instead at an every changing spirit that needs to be studied deeper.
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faculty.georgetown.edu faculty.georgetown.edu
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It is tempting to avoid the decision altogether by distinguishing two kinds of knowledge. one, the positivist kind, would be directly applicable to technologies bearing on men and materials, and would lend itself to operating as an indispensable productive force within the system. The other the critical, reflexive, or hermeneutic kind by reflecting directly or indirectly on values or alms, would resist any such "recuperation."
With this paragraph, Lyotard is explaining to the reader that there are two kinds of knowledge: positivist and hermeneutic. Positivist knowledge is indispensable and is seen everywhere in technology; whereas hermeneutic knowledge is dispensable, indirectly seen in technology.
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