On Wed, 2003-01-01 at 10:42 -0200, Ana Olinto wrote:
> i don't know if you've read whitehead's "the concept of nature". it's
> a
> modern, 20th century's philosophical-scientific view of space, time
> and
> matter.
Deleuze uses Whitehead also. My problem with Whitehead is he uses
transitive sets to introduce the idea of time or duration. The grammar
of sets, both transitive and intransitive don't seem to work, here. It
maybe because I have studied mathematics before jumping the fence to
creative arts but I get the feeling we need to be able to talk about
what art is on our own terms, rather then trying to rope in the
authority of science or phil of science.
Derrida needs a slap on the wrist for claiming that mathematics is a
language and most especially in a discussion of Hegel and writing. He is
simply wrong, here, and I get the impression quite a lot of readers have
been misled. But then this is a general problem with continental
philosophy, esp since 1918.
Anyways, that's my suspicion, and am very willing to admit I may be
wrong, so am happy to read otherwise. My cat is jealous of my computer,
must go... chris jones
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