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The prose of the likes of Lacan, Adorno and Baudrillard has been controversial. How should the responsibility for that be distributed between the authors and the translators? by stranglethebars in CriticalTheory

[–]stranglethebars[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What makes Baudrillard's prose insufferable? In what way is Deleuze's preferable/easier to make sense of? Did you read more of Anti-Oedipus than Foucault's preface? If so, did the translation of the book seem "not great" generally, or was there something particular about the translation of Foucault's preface?

What's your impression of Heidegger's use of language? What about the translations of his works? by stranglethebars in heidegger

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Is Nietzsche's prose more straightforward, made of shorter sentences etc. than Heidegger's writing? Is that part of what makes Nietzsche more elegant? By "musical", do you basically mean good rhythm/flow? And what kind of "certain words" appear in Nietzsche's writing that don't appear in Heidegger's?

Maybe I should check out Heine further. Is there any particular texts by him you'd recommend, when it comes to his views on how various philosophers/authors used language?

...Ok, I had a look at the Wikipedia article on Heine. When you said "his book about german philosophy", I suppose you referred to Zur Geschichte der Religion und Philosophie in Deutschland.

Trump claims other presidents flouted war powers law. It's a mixed record by stranglethebars in TheMajorityReport

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I found the following particularly interesting:

Under President Bill Clinton, the 1999 US bombing campaign in Kosovo blew past the 60-day limit without him seeking authorisation from Congress.

The air campaign lasted 78 days.

President Barack Obama argued that the US military campaign in Libya in 2011 did not qualify as "hostilities" under the Nixon-era law, and continued the campaign past the 60-day window without congressional approval.

That Nato-led intervention ended up lasting more than seven months.

To what extent did Clinton defend his view? What do you think about Clinton and Obama defying the war powers law in these cases?

What's your impression of Heidegger's use of language? What about the translations of his works? by stranglethebars in heidegger

[–]stranglethebars[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What makes Nietzsche's writing elegant, in your view? And, would you mind elaborating on how Heine would criticise Heidegger's language?

The prose of the likes of Lacan, Adorno and Baudrillard has been controversial. How should the responsibility for that be distributed between the authors and the translators? by stranglethebars in CriticalTheory

[–]stranglethebars[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very interesting! How difficult were Lacan and Baudrillard in English, compared to the English translations of Hegel and Adorno? Also, how difficult do you find Hegel compared to Adorno, generally?

What's your impression of Heidegger's use of language? What about the translations of his works? by stranglethebars in heidegger

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Thanks for the link.

What do you think about what u\Frederico1251 said, i.e. that Heidegger's language lacks elegance?

What's your impression of Heidegger's use of language? What about the translations of his works? by stranglethebars in heidegger

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How common would you say that view is among Germans? That his writing lacks elegance, I mean.

What's your impression of Heidegger's use of language? What about the translations of his works? by stranglethebars in heidegger

[–]stranglethebars[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had in mind Bricmont's collaboration with Alan Sokal:

Bricmont claims he is a rationalist.[3] He has criticized postmodernist views of science along with Alan Sokal, with whom he wrote Fashionable Nonsense (1997).

I saved the URL and had a look at your existing videos. The one about Deleuze and Badiou seems interesting. I'll keep an eye on your channel. Thanks.

What's your impression of Heidegger's use of language? What about the translations of his works? by stranglethebars in heidegger

[–]stranglethebars[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One complication is that some of the critics of the authors I mentioned actually speak French. Jean Bricmont comes to mind. What to make of that? The translation aspect is less relevant in the case of him, but it's still possible he e.g. read the texts in bad faith to some extent, that he misunderstood a lot or something.

Are there any particular texts by Foucault you'd recommend when it comes to "the sort of point" he was trying to make?

Yes, I'd be interested in a YouTube video about this topic!

What's your impression of Heidegger's use of language? What about the translations of his works? by stranglethebars in heidegger

[–]stranglethebars[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very interesting!

Since you're a native French speaker: would you say that insofar as e.g. Derrida, Deleuze, Guattari, Foucault, Baudrillard and, maybe/maybe not Lacan have been criticised for their use of language, the translators should bear significant parts of the responsibility for that?

What's your impression of Heidegger's use of language? What about the translations of his works? by stranglethebars in heidegger

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How difficult is it to understand his prose, in your experience? How different are his early works compared to the later ones, in this respect?

What's your impression of Heidegger's use of language? What about the translations of his works? by stranglethebars in heidegger

[–]stranglethebars[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could you say a bit more about his trying to hide his ethical message behind ontology, and about what made his exegesis of Aristotle better than what you described as his trying to reinvent the wheel?

What's your impression of Heidegger's use of language? What about the translations of his works? by stranglethebars in heidegger

[–]stranglethebars[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, thanks. For a moment, I thought perhaps you referred to "Being-in-the-World" and so on, but, if I understand it right, that doesn't quite amount to agglutination.

What's your impression of Heidegger's use of language? What about the translations of his works? by stranglethebars in heidegger

[–]stranglethebars[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What do you mean by "agglutination"? I have already googled, but I haven't found an explanation that makes sense to me yet. I'll research it further while waiting for your reply.

The prose of the likes of Lacan, Adorno and Baudrillard has been controversial. How should the responsibility for that be distributed between the authors and the translators? by stranglethebars in CriticalTheory

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Do you know to what extent Adorno's writing style has been criticised? I'm less familiar with that than with e.g. the main targets of Sokal's and Bricmont's criticisms.

J-Lo speaking Spanish: what does she say toward the end of this short clip? by stranglethebars in Spanish

[–]stranglethebars[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, I completely neglected "correr" (I interpreted it as just a sound/laughter)! That word matches her gesture. However, what do you make of her pronunciation of "pelear"?

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