tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post8627140975534618119..comments2024-03-25T19:00:40.046-06:00Comments on The Constructive Curmudgeon: Modality, Semantics, Fatalism and an American NovelistDouglas Groothuis, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692378954258034noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-71818745700832760052008-12-15T13:02:00.000-07:002008-12-15T13:02:00.000-07:00I did a short post on Wallace elsewhere on this bl...I did a short post on Wallace elsewhere on this blog; it links to an NPR interview. Please note that.<BR/><BR/>DGDouglas Groothuis, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692378954258034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-75595139919192723742008-12-15T00:14:00.000-07:002008-12-15T00:14:00.000-07:00While reading David's article I was more than a li...While reading David's article I was more than a little envious of the quality of mind he had been blessed with and had developed. I remember thinking or imagining how great it would be to be so endowed. The quality of vision, the characteristic of discernment, the rarity of intellect that was evidenced before me left me wishing that I had been so blessed. I was in a few minutes to come to the realization that there were burdens and a level of suffering in that same mind that would shatter the illusion that I had formed. I pray for David and his family and friends and others so burdened, hoping they can find respite before it is too late.Steve Schulerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17507446648186799208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-63840024927395280192008-12-14T23:55:00.000-07:002008-12-14T23:55:00.000-07:00On September 13 of this year I was introduced to D...On September 13 of this year I was introduced to David Foster Wallace. I had selected an article of his to read which appeared in an on-line magazine. I chose the article because of a photo of David which appeared with the link to the article. As I read the article it soon occured to me that I had stumbled upon the work of an extraordinary talent and a brilliant mind. In the course of my reading I remember admiring the quality of mind that could create such a beautifully crafted piece of literature to the point of envy. When I finished reading it I was so impressed that I determined to find out more about Mr. Wallace. I can't speak of the shock and dismay I felt when I learned he had comitted suicide the day before. That sense of sorrow is brought again to the front of my thoughts in learning more about him. For now I will not pursue reading any more of his work. The veil of sadness that his words would have to penetrate would distort them so much that their meaning would be lost.Steve Schulerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17507446648186799208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-44385156583703744742008-12-14T21:04:00.000-07:002008-12-14T21:04:00.000-07:00This caught my eye yesterday. It's a great articl...This caught my eye yesterday. It's a great article. It's wonderful to see philosophy get some decent treatment and a well-written piece in something as major as the Times.BJShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05326277125704522469noreply@blogger.com