tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post6828837922975464761..comments2023-12-14T19:58:58.019+07:00Comments on FrogBlog - Thaidings: Pyramid bloggingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-28957042309777908582009-01-18T20:38:00.000+07:002009-01-18T20:38:00.000+07:00My Nietzsche reading didn't go much further than T...My Nietzsche reading didn't go much further than Thus Spake Zarathustra ... I was much more a fan of the mainstream French existentialists in uni days - Sartre, Camus in particular. A loooong time ago for me too Susan, as you kindly reminded me recently!The Frogbloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974272262704070183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-19524079173445111442009-01-18T00:03:00.000+07:002009-01-18T00:03:00.000+07:00Mr Nighttime: well, now you've put me on the spot...Mr Nighttime: well, now you've put me on the spot :-) Campbell and Nietzsche are the stuff of my early twenties, and I am now almost 50. Campbell never resonated well with me, although curiously Nietzsche did. To be honest I can't now tell you which works by either of them I have read, without looking them up, and even then I'll probably be a bit vague.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-6398994977850565652009-01-17T13:56:00.000+07:002009-01-17T13:56:00.000+07:00HooDon - Apology accepted.HooDon - Apology accepted.Mr. Nighttimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09546329409708860876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-77384297177548070732009-01-17T04:47:00.000+07:002009-01-17T04:47:00.000+07:00My apologies. I have dropped in on Mr Nighttime an...My apologies. I have dropped in on Mr Nighttime and his blog reads really well. I will change the fairy to Pharoah and slope off to eat my humble pie. My apologies to you Mr Nighttime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-22912343259635794762009-01-16T11:33:00.000+07:002009-01-16T11:33:00.000+07:00Susan - you are simplifying things just a bit when...Susan - you are simplifying things just a bit when it comes to Joseph Campbell. He was a professor of comparative mythology at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, NY. While he did indeed have a deep interest in Native American stories, at the heart of his studies were the entire scope of human mythological systems. Both Buddhism and Hinduism played a large role in his academic life, as did the writings of Jung, Nietzsche, and many others. <BR/><BR/>He was also an advocate of both science and psychology. To simply classify him as a "writer and philosopher" is to short change him tremendously. <BR/><BR/>What books of his have you read?Mr. Nighttimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09546329409708860876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-59211217863863224342009-01-16T06:17:00.000+07:002009-01-16T06:17:00.000+07:00I think you are more likely to find a fairy rather...I think you are more likely to find a fairy rather than a Pharoah in one of Mr Nighttime's Pyramid's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-69491258096594824732009-01-16T05:53:00.000+07:002009-01-16T05:53:00.000+07:00Martyn - is this a 'lost in translation' gag, are ...Martyn - is this a 'lost in translation' gag, are you in cynical frame of mind, or have you been using your strong glue in too confined a space? If none of the above, excuse me while I have a quick JD snorter and come back to your question from an alternative universe.The Frogbloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974272262704070183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-83847888472969765082009-01-16T05:37:00.000+07:002009-01-16T05:37:00.000+07:00I would like to ask you a sixth question.When you ...I would like to ask you a sixth question.<BR/><BR/>When you had your last Nighttime drink, was it a heavy session of wine and spirits alongside an evening of model making with cheap plastic parts and some very strong glue ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-31731211496764185792009-01-16T02:36:00.000+07:002009-01-16T02:36:00.000+07:00I'm always game for a laugh and a little intrigued...I'm always game for a laugh and a little intrigued. So yes 'Interview Me' and lets see what happens.Technoman 2https://www.blogger.com/profile/04541999958516873855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-1094502843691831642009-01-15T22:09:00.000+07:002009-01-15T22:09:00.000+07:00Love the tiger pictures below.Interview me, please...Love the tiger pictures below.<BR/><BR/>Interview me, please. (4pmteatime (at) gmail (dot) comJenny Beattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640209636605410939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-67312276362404890842009-01-15T20:38:00.000+07:002009-01-15T20:38:00.000+07:00Ah, that would account for it - Joseph Campbell ha...Ah, that would account for it - Joseph Campbell has never figured on my reading list. Richard Dawkins however has. I've read several of his books, including Selfish Gene, Blind Watchmaker, Unweaving the Rainbow, A Devil's Chaplain, and of course the inevitable controversial if popularist (and rather less satisfying than the others as a result) God Delusion.The Frogbloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974272262704070183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-41887332206964607342009-01-15T20:12:00.000+07:002009-01-15T20:12:00.000+07:00To follow your bliss is a phrase coined by Joseph ...To follow your bliss is a phrase coined by Joseph Campbell, an American writer and philosopher who was very interested in native American stories and legends. I've always found him slightly irritating and sentimental and would make a similar pragmatic/realist comment as your Buddhist monk. <BR/><BR/>Memes, in the form used here, are a concept popularised by Richard Dawkins, who realised that the process did not only apply to biology and evolution.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.com