Comments on: law review article distorts reality http://purplemotes.net/2006/04/02/law-review-article-distorts-reality/ a journal of whimsy and hope Mon, 07 May 2012 22:01:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: purple motes » COB-20: bureaucrats’ devotion http://purplemotes.net/2006/04/02/law-review-article-distorts-reality/#comment-778 purple motes » COB-20: bureaucrats’ devotion Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:18:52 +0000 http://purplemotes.net/2006/04/02/law-review-article-distorts-reality/#comment-778 [...] owners, and he lacked the education necessary to cite leading artists such as Duchamp, Tatlin, Velázquez, Galbi, and Schmahmann. Hampton had only his devotion, his genius, and his bureaucratic [...] [...] owners, and he lacked the education necessary to cite leading artists such as Duchamp, Tatlin, Velázquez, Galbi, and Schmahmann. Hampton had only his devotion, his genius, and his bureaucratic [...]

]]> By: ian http://purplemotes.net/2006/04/02/law-review-article-distorts-reality/#comment-777 ian Thu, 10 May 2007 04:24:27 +0000 http://purplemotes.net/2006/04/02/law-review-article-distorts-reality/#comment-777 Of course i can't really address your critique. I haven't read the article. It does seem to fall into the ancient problem that many including Confucious wrestled with; art seems necessary but useless. Distorting 'reality' IS the contribution. Since reality can be so easily distorted and JKR has been so persuasive with her distortions (can we go back to fictions now) surely the underlying truths which fictions rely upon to generate the required verisimilitude to function are worth examining. I was also struck by the underlying political sensibility in the Potter series. Perhaps a thought experiment is appropriate: Take out the MoM and other political between-the-liners in the narrative and see what you have left. Of course i can’t really address your critique. I haven’t read the article. It does seem to fall into the ancient problem that many including Confucious wrestled with; art seems necessary but useless.

Distorting ‘reality’ IS the contribution. Since reality can be so easily distorted and JKR has been so persuasive with her distortions (can we go back to fictions now) surely the underlying truths which fictions rely upon to generate the required verisimilitude to function are worth examining.

I was also struck by the underlying political sensibility in the Potter series. Perhaps a thought experiment is appropriate: Take out the MoM and other political between-the-liners in the narrative and see what you have left.

]]> By: Zuzka http://purplemotes.net/2006/04/02/law-review-article-distorts-reality/#comment-776 Zuzka Tue, 04 Apr 2006 02:33:36 +0000 http://purplemotes.net/2006/04/02/law-review-article-distorts-reality/#comment-776 Hi, Here is some more reading, if you are curious. You do seem like a curious person. http://lpcprof.typepad.com/seamlessweb/2006/02/more_harry_pott.html Regards. Zuzka Hi,

Here is some more reading, if you are curious. You do seem like a curious person.

http://lpcprof.typepad.com/seamlessweb/2006/02/more_harry_pott.html

Regards.

Zuzka

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