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Erin
what is essential and inessential to the thingness of the thing? to know the answer…i listen to and engage with the thing…without any desire to make it into what it is not, to possess it... More »
Erin
some thoughts as they were born: i must write a book about justice and practices of reading, demonstrating that justice is possible. we often fail to recognize injustices done to us, because we tend to... More »
Erin
There exists an ocularcentric focus on the visual image of the anorexic body, to the exclusion of the anorexic body as lived, in popular, medical and feminist discourses. This focus is fueled by a desire... More »
Erin
to imagine is to construct in one’s mind. there is always a kind of separation of the imaginer from the imagined, in the way that sometimes, when one is dreaming, the dreamer observes the dream.... More »
Erin
Zen maintains a stance of “not one” and “not two,” i.e., “positionless position,” where “not two” signals a negation of the stance that divides the whole into two parts, i.e., dualism, while “not one” designates... More »
Erin
read slowly. in my last post i tried to explain why “hierarchy” as a way of thinking will harm not help us. to say hierarchical thinking is not expedient is not to call it incorrect.... More »
Erin
i suppose the platonic ideal of “communication” would be the successful making known of the weight and meaning of an idea. to ourselves as split subject or to others. in academic discourse or dinner conversation.... More »
Erin
read these words slowly and listen to the meaning of each. consciousness is not bounded. we understand humans as seats of consciousness because we are mirrors to each other. i see another person and i... More »
Erin
after reading this piece, “karen” wrote to me: “I read it and posted it on the forum. Thanks so much for that you did me some justice and the world justice. I hope everyone reads... More »
Erin
We see the diagram on the left (or visual phenomena analogous to it) and imagine, often rightly, that the line continues "behind" the square. Our minds seem to operate similarly in the social realm.... More »
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