The quote on the header - “When the finger points at the moon, the foolish man looks at the finger” - is an old Buddhist saying that Paul Taylor used to describe the theoretical attitude of Slavoj Žižek. It speaks to the importance of continuing to investigate the weighty issues, to not get bogged down in dissecting the modes of expression, the fine points of rhetoric.
I’m Ben Woodard, masters student at EGS. I live in Brooklyn with my girlfriend who is an amazing writer.
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July 30, 2007 at 1:30 pm
mistersquid
While archiving your post “A Capitalistic Sublime?”, I came across the stubborn and annoying fact you don’t identify yourself for author attribution.
I think you should reconsider the anonymous aspect of your blog, a proposition discussed at length and persuasively by Dan Cohen here: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DanCohen/~3/132311390/perils_of_anonymity.
Best,
Johnnie Wilcox
aka mistersquid
January 11, 2008 at 3:48 am
Nathan
I’m intrigued by your ‘incoming student at EGS’ notation. With that said, and you may have an unwritten policy against EGS inquiries, but I was hoping we could establish a brief e-mail correspondence concerning EGS and other related matters?
best wishes,
Nathan A. Franklin
February 6, 2008 at 8:24 am
Darin Robbins
Dear Ben Woodard,
My name is Darin Robbins and I am a member of the Web Committee of the Green Party Of New York State. In December we began a theory blog called A Green State Of Mind at http://www.journal.gpnys.com. We are currently discussing adding a blogroll and I have recommended Naught Thought. Naturally if we add your blog we would like a reciprocal link, so please take a look and let me know what you think. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Darin Robbins
Green Party Of New York State
February 21, 2008 at 6:32 pm
Serenity Freud
I’d love to know the name of the artist who is responsible for “Civilization and Its Discontent”; I’ve credited the website at my blog, but am unable to find the artist’s name.
Please get back to me so that I may give credit where it is richly deserving.
Thanks.
SF
March 7, 2008 at 12:46 pm
bibomedia.com
April 22, 2008 at 6:52 am
elizabeth.
wow, ben
i love yr site.
2 am discussions of objet petit a
are exactly what i need.
(that sounds like i/m being snarky,
but i/m perfectly seriously.)
so, i/d love to talk more.
May 3, 2008 at 9:00 pm
Ryan
why should people read your blog if you don’t interact with their comments and criticisms? It seems self-refuting to have a blog and refuse to interact with your readers
May 5, 2008 at 4:38 pm
naughtthought
Ryan,
Things happen and I fall behind
May 6, 2008 at 7:02 pm
Ryan
Understandable…I just didn’t see many, if any, responses to reader responses….perhaps this says more about our responses, that is…perhaps they don’t warrant a time consuming response.
July 1, 2008 at 12:52 am
Taylor Adkins
Hey Ben, Taylor Adkins here. Did Nick perchance send you the Laruelle files that I gave him? I finally completed the Laruelle and Deleuze if you want a copy. Just let me know or email me at tadkins613@hotmail.com.
August 14, 2008 at 5:14 am
interpunct
Hi Ben,
enjoyed your recent entry on the Batman movie…I would like to correspond/speak with you about EGS if that’s okay.
I’m happy to explain my interest to contact you.
my email is interpunct@interpunct.org
Thanks,
Dennis