How does CW's thought pair up to that of Norman O. Brown, writer of Life Against Death? <br><br> Could they be classified as simmilar? <br><br> Could they be...
To be honest I think most modern writers write nonsense, or at least repeat words of wisdom that long before were instated by greats like Göthe, Nietzsche,...
Mr. Shafi, Do you then consider CW a charletan, an opportunist or a valid, yet unoriginal thinker? Or something else? Have you read "Life against Death: a...
Highduke, I'm a little late responding, but I wanted to talk to you a little about Norman O. Brown. I did a web search on him and discovered he just recently...
Eric, First, thank you for a response which was more thorough than I could have expected. ... Body" way back in the sixties. I don't know if you are familiar ...
Highduke, Since I appear to be the only lefty in this group, let me give you a warning before I get flamed for proselytizing. Herbert Marcuse was a leftist in...
... Not at all, not at all. Politically I tend to lean more leftwards than otherwise, to the point of being described as a "red ragger". Then again, another...
Hi- One of the problems with the left v right polarisation is that which Colin encountered after the outsider was published in the 1950s. The leftist movement...
Simon, "Revolution in Everyday Life" was written by Raoul Vaneigem. He was a situtionist, a French leftist movement that began in the fifties and lasted into...
Left, Right? If you define the Right as conservative, then I could see your point regarding conformity. However, isn't the Left(mainly talking about the...
... School, along with Walter Benjamin, Theodor Adorno, Max Horkheimer, and Jurgen Habermas. Personally, I think "Eros and Civilization" is worth reading. I...
How does everybody in the forum view the concept of attaining Peak Experience through drugs like LSD, magic mushrooms or ecstacy? My experiences ecstacy and...
Alias, Would you go into more details about Scruton’s reading of the situationists? I am familiar with some of his work on more philosophical topics. He is...
... least ... like ... I think that the short story writer Jorge Luis Borges was a great writer, his fantastical stories are sui generis and I don't think he ...
... attempt ... what I ... I agree. I've always considered myelf to have strong libertarian leanings. Someone once asked me why I have libertarian leanings...
... <snip> ... the ... My own answer, having had some experience in this realm myself, is a definite "yes." I suppose I should qualify this...I only see ...
I'm pleased to see the Situationists being mentioned, as I like them myself, and I will have more to say on this thread later. But I thought I'd mention, as a...
I generally agree with this statement. The only things I would like to add are: 1. The major problem I see with drugs is that it is very easy to associate...
I only hope this e-mail doesn't go straight to Colin Wilson himself. I just haven't got the hang of this e-mail business at all. Hello everbody; or as Billy...
I only hope this e-mail doesn't go straight to Colin Wilson himself. I just haven't got the hang of this e-mail business at all. Hello everbody; or as Billy...
... Which isn't to say I wouldn't be interested in others opinions on the subject, but as it is, I intend to read ny way through all the messages to get up to...
When I was 22, I was working in some government scheme with a motly rag-bag of assorted oiks,tuffs,delinquints,"losers",outsiders and insiders. We would play...
When I was in my 20's and still young enough to be dreaming of rock stardom, I would have occasional breaks from reading Colin Wilson's books, and attempt to...
Well there have been musical's on far weirder subjects: Cats for instance... "the horror...the horror... " But then I've never seen it. I'm sure it's...
Jargon free The notion of there being a hidden message left for future generations by an ancient civilisation is an exciting and deeply intriguing notion I...
There is of course, the precedence set by Alban Bergs Lulu, based on the play by Frank Wedekind. And Colin has been writing a novel called Lulu for the past...
There was a study in the early 70's of Colin's work by John Weigal - I'm sure to spell it wrong. I remember, if vaguely a section where he said Wilson's...
... Not really. Lachman was with the band from 1975 to 1977 (though the band still recorded some unused songs of his after his departure such as "I'm Always...
Methinks thou dost protest too much, Robert. I think we all get the picture about your veneration of David Bowie, but it seems that you can't bear a single...
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