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November 14, 2005
Poaching Comments
When I posted part I of Leon Kass's courtship essay, I promised to locate and post an actual defense of Dr. Kass. Maybe even two of them. Well, here they are, gleaned from the comment sections of other blogs who got there ahead of me. Is it morally questionable to do this? Perhaps. I'm hoping that full attribution and links will wash me clean of sin. Since I'm constitutionally incapable of giving Dr. Kass a completely free ride, I've included a few negatives as well. Originally, the pro-Leon pieces were to appear in boldface, in their entirety. The anti-Leons would be similarly italicized. Everybody else, standard type. On further reflection, I've decided that classification scheme is insufficiently discriminating. I don't want a broad brush here. Pointillism seems the way to go. Many contributors had a mixed message. Also, I'm reversing the typefaces. Italics for defense. Boldface for criticism. Just because I can. First up, Crooked Timber... Kass had something of a cult following when I was an undergrad at the U of C. It’s not hard to see why—in his insistence on a positive notion of human wellbeing and the good life, there are points of contact with someone like Marcuse or Fromm. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Drum... Kevin and his ilk display again the reason why republicans will never embrace the liberal agenda. Kevin can dismiss Kass with a chuckle and a wave of his wrist without ever addressing divorce, infidelity, loss of shame, lack of commitment, the glorification of self over service--none of this merits any serious consideration. Sexual freedom has no negative consequence in Kevin's world does it? ...How do you expect to ever convince a moderate Republican who cares about this stuff that you care too, when you ridicule this way. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Not one Kass defender surfaced at Pandagon...
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There you have it. Something nice about Leon Kass, right here at Classical Values. Mark your calendars. posted by Justin on 11.14.05 at 07:30 AM
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I agree completely with Karen Cox's comment quoted above. Steven Malcolm Anderson the Lesbian-worshipping man's-man-admiring myth-based egoist · November 14, 2005 07:17 PM "Most U of C students would rather be at a library than a party any day. For one thing, that's where the hot geeks hang out. And the stacks are nice, quiet, and generally fairly private if one needs to...disprove Kass's theory about women not liking sex." Sex in the library. That is very sexy. Steven Malcolm Anderson the Lesbian-worshipping man's-man-admiring myth-based egoist · November 14, 2005 07:22 PM Sex in the library while eating an ice cream cone? Steven Malcolm Anderson the Lesbian-worshipping man's-man-admiring myth-based egoist · November 14, 2005 07:23 PM |
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While he does not mention Leon Kass by name, Dean Esmay has an excellent thread here on anti-aging vs. the death-wish of some like Kass. Dean does a couple of excellent fiskings in the process.
Here is a comment by Kevin D., a fundamentalist Christian:
"If God is against it He's more than capable of taking action to stop it. And since I see no sin in seeking to extend one's life, and quality thereof, I say leave this one up to God to deal with."