tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post1180447969191836208..comments2023-10-14T09:40:06.690-05:00Comments on Jean Kazez: The Philosophical Parent: Rousseau's EmileJean Kazezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00592593002719828153noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-84488968906444904402009-08-19T10:54:58.777-05:002009-08-19T10:54:58.777-05:00The media can be very loathsome. For my mental h...The media can be very loathsome. For my mental health, I stopped watching television completely 4 years ago. Don't miss it. I only buy the newspaper every other Sunday, and that's because it's the cheapest source of paper, which is used for several household purposes. I've also cut back on numerous online media sources. I generally stick to the BBC online. The s. wallersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448905469871566228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-41459151869086062972009-08-19T10:32:43.416-05:002009-08-19T10:32:43.416-05:00"With GWB out of office, there are alot fewer..."With GWB out of office, there are alot fewer occasions for wild bouts of righteous indignation, so I have to pore through the classics."<br /><br />I dunno I managed to feel outraged pretty much every day, but then, I loathe the media.Faustnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-13566701704584627352009-08-19T10:28:00.167-05:002009-08-19T10:28:00.167-05:00Or Jefferson on slavery.
With GWB out of office, ...Or Jefferson on slavery.<br /><br />With GWB out of office, there are alot fewer occasions for wild bouts of righteous indignation, so I have to pore through the classics.Jean Kazezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00592593002719828153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-49079175289543764072009-08-19T10:23:50.576-05:002009-08-19T10:23:50.576-05:00It's like reading a book against adultery by B...It's like reading a book against adultery by Bill Clinton, but to each, his own.....s. wallersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448905469871566228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-4269133347571892092009-08-19T10:15:00.505-05:002009-08-19T10:15:00.505-05:00I think his abandonment of his own children is one...I think his abandonment of his own children is one thing that makes this book fascinating. I'm looking forward to feeling totally outraged. He says THAT, but abandons his own children???Jean Kazezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00592593002719828153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-78233528172423065322009-08-19T10:06:55.408-05:002009-08-19T10:06:55.408-05:00I've read some of Emile, but haven't read ...I've read some of Emile, but haven't read the whole thing. I have been given to understand it's very intense. Honestly it's not on my list right now. Too many damn books to read.Faustnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-89886118496619200832009-08-19T10:04:07.461-05:002009-08-19T10:04:07.461-05:00I've never read Rousseau, but he doesn't ...I've never read Rousseau, but he doesn't have a good reputation as a parent, since he abandoned his own children in an orphanage, not a classy one either.s. wallersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448905469871566228noreply@blogger.com