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(Mystical) Bergson (Matter and Memory)

Posted on July 27, 2021 by zjb

(Mystical) Bergson (Matter and Memory) The standard line about Henri Bergson in Matter and Memory is about perception in relation to time and memory. Subjective perception, i.e. perception understood from the point of view of the subject, is the way … Continue reading →

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As Concrete Person I Am in Space (Husserl contra Heidegger)

Posted on December 23, 2014 by zjb

I read through Psychological and Transcendental Phenomenology and the Confrontation with Heidegger (1927-1931). Edited by Thomas Sheehan and Richard E. Palmer, the collection of writings pertain to the relationship between Husserl and Heidegger. They include 4 drafts to Husserl’s entry … Continue reading →

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Art and Politics (Perception Not Redemption) (Vik Muniz, Waste Land)

Posted on February 25, 2013 by zjb

(Vik Muniz, from the series Pictures of Garbage, 2008) Bogged down by the powerful sentiment that dominates it, Waste Land, which I saw the other night on Netflix, is two things. It’s a film about art and it’s a film … Continue reading →

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(Religion &) LSD (Allen Ginsberg)

Posted on December 22, 2012 by zjb

My mom clipped me an essay in the New Yorker by Zadie Smith about Joni Mitchell with reference to Abraham, Isaac, and Kierkegaard. The essay reflects on this thing called literary taste, and the kinds of shifts to which it … Continue reading →

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Transparency (Art & Perception)

Posted on October 24, 2012 by zjb

I was just sitting in the car waiting outside, illegally parked at a fire hydrant when I took this picture of my kid’s art project. It was sitting flat on the corner of the dashboard (?). What first caught my … Continue reading →

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