Slog - Comments on The Sublime vs. The Merely Beautiful http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1 Photo of Fnarf (c) 2007 John E. Hollingsworth. The concept of "beauty" as imagined by the Platonic philosophers is inadequate to describe all of the fearful and irregular forms of nature. The conventional beauty of the Northwest (expressed in mountains, evergreen trees, blue skies, blue water) fails to full range of feelings aroused by this gold man. These feelings can be called "the sublime." While Plato believed that the beautiful and the sublime were harmonious, later thinkers such as Edmund Burke and Immanuel Kant recognized that there was a depth of experience, characterized by awe and an awareness of... Copyright 2008 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 08:35:37 -0800 Sat, 16 Jun 2007 19:12:56 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by seattle98104 oh. burn.

do adrian next!!

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]]> Sally Struthers Lawnchair http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738276 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738276 What the Fri, 08 Jun 2007 08:40:33 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe BURN!!! BURN!!! BUUUURRRNNN!!!!1!

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]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738279 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738279 What the Fri, 08 Jun 2007 08:41:24 -0800 Comment by hurrk THIS HUMOR MAKES ME WANNA HURL

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]]> Josh Feit http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738283 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738283 What the Fri, 08 Jun 2007 08:45:01 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe O RLY!

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738284 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738284 What the Fri, 08 Jun 2007 08:46:30 -0800 Comment by Bison Kicking a cripple...

]]> Bison http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738289 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738289 What the Fri, 08 Jun 2007 08:49:49 -0800 Comment by sniggles Fnarf's package is pretty intense.

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]]> Sally Struthers Lawnchair http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738297 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738297 What the Fri, 08 Jun 2007 08:54:06 -0800 Comment by jimlaughing hmmm... looks like a friend of andre.

]]> jimlaughing http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738300 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738300 What the Fri, 08 Jun 2007 08:58:15 -0800 Comment by Aislinn Nabokov had a similar concept he called "aesthetic bliss". And, this is perfect. Keep it coming.

]]> Aislinn http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738304 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738304 What the Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:03:44 -0800 Comment by METADATA_SOURCE When dudes wear cups, it's either to hide their small package, or hide their small package from feet.

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]]> Brad http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738308 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738308 What the Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:07:20 -0800 Comment by Giffy I always thought the cement factory looked like the worlds most bitchen ride. Had I been a braver man I would have broken in and ridden those cool conveyor things.

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]]> j http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738319 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738319 What the Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:17:59 -0800 Comment by Anthony Hecht First!

]]> Anthony Hecht http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738323 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738323 What the Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:19:53 -0800 Comment by COMTE @16, wouldn't he have to be wearing it on the outside then?

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738325 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738325 What the Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:21:53 -0800 Comment by charles mudede "Nice Charles Mudede impersonation!"

please, that is nowhere near me. and besides, my aesthetics are drawn from marcuse and other marxist readings.

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]]> Matthew http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738334 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738334 What the Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:28:46 -0800 Comment by Garrett Charles, what did you think of their comments on the SIFF podcast (i just thought of codpiece typing podcast)? Zizek is kind of a disgusting looking bear, no? He's no Fnarf.

]]> Garrett http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738337 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738337 What the Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:29:19 -0800 Comment by Fnarf It's a boxing cup. That suit is, uh, rather form-fitting. Fnarf has no limits but other people do.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738340 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738340 What the Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:31:18 -0800 Comment by Eric in Boulder This could be a great day.
Exellent post, Fnarf.

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Oh come on.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738366 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738366 What the Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:47:46 -0800 Comment by Sally Struthers Lawnchair Close enough for rock and roll Charles.

]]> Sally Struthers Lawnchair http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738377 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738377 What the Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:58:09 -0800 Comment by SDA in SEA clap, clap, clap.

Despite Charles' protestation, this is well done.

Nice one, Fnarf.

Not exactly the same as Charles, but parody never is.

]]> SDA in SEA http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738405 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738405 What the Fri, 08 Jun 2007 10:11:27 -0800 Comment by Sean I believe Schopenhauer would have recognized the gold man for what he is - the first place trophy in an amateur bowling tournament.

(Sean, imitating himself replying to one of Charle's posts.)

]]> Sean http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738457 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738457 What the Fri, 08 Jun 2007 10:37:02 -0800 Comment by Judah Bwaaahahahaha!

That was fucking awesome.

I'm waiting for the ECB parody. Should be easy, but I have high hopes that whoever does it will reach a little and really surprise is.

]]> Judah http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738486 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738486 What the Fri, 08 Jun 2007 10:55:35 -0800 Comment by Mark Mitchell Fnarf, are you a lycra perv? That is soooooooooooo good to know.

]]> Mark Mitchell http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738523 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c738523 What the Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:14:57 -0800 Comment by Tim Appelo I used to work at the site of that photo, sweeping up concrete dust in the vast hold of a ship. Five minutes after you'd swept up a spot and moved on, the fine dust would resettle where you'd been--all you'd accomplished was turning your hair to concrete (removable by washing with vinegar). But the place is even more beautiful from deep inside a ship, viewed through wafting, shifting clouds of concrete dust. Ash Grove Cement is the most beautiful sculpture in Seattle.

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]]> geptmq wglr http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c743160 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/the_sublime_vs_the_merely_beautiful_1#c743160 What the Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:45:19 -0800 Comment by AAS F7HVFI Hey, there is what you need.

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