This was a good post! David should publish more posts like this! The connection between romanticism and nationalism is so true and definitely worth remembering.
Romanticism also seemed to exalt the individual, often in their guise as the avatar of a certain time or place (like Napoleon representing the spirit of the age), and this too doesn't seem quite true of the current moment.
I didn't really talk much about the contents of the episode, but I was EXTREMELY unconvinced. I think one could probably muster better evidence than they did, but it seemed more wishful thinking than reality.
You can definitely make something happen by pretending it already has! That's also a lot easier than making the argument that it _should_ happen. Kinda like how Marx always argued communism was inevitable, so he never had to argue about whether or not it would actually be good.
I really enjoyed this, thank you. I’ve had a ranging journey as well and have settled into Christian mysticism, which would have horrified younger me, but seems to be a roomy enough envelope to hold it all. I’m definitely a romantic. If I were smarter, I’d connect what you’re describing to Naomi Kanakia’s recent post about how novels should have a moral stance.
This was a good post! David should publish more posts like this! The connection between romanticism and nationalism is so true and definitely worth remembering.
Romanticism also seemed to exalt the individual, often in their guise as the avatar of a certain time or place (like Napoleon representing the spirit of the age), and this too doesn't seem quite true of the current moment.
I didn't really talk much about the contents of the episode, but I was EXTREMELY unconvinced. I think one could probably muster better evidence than they did, but it seemed more wishful thinking than reality.
I was unconvinced too. :)
You can definitely make something happen by pretending it already has! That's also a lot easier than making the argument that it _should_ happen. Kinda like how Marx always argued communism was inevitable, so he never had to argue about whether or not it would actually be good.
I really enjoyed this, thank you. I’ve had a ranging journey as well and have settled into Christian mysticism, which would have horrified younger me, but seems to be a roomy enough envelope to hold it all. I’m definitely a romantic. If I were smarter, I’d connect what you’re describing to Naomi Kanakia’s recent post about how novels should have a moral stance.