The Sophists' paradoxical talk pieces and their public debates were entertainment in 5th century Greece. And in that world, Socrates was an entertainer.
From David Antin
The self is an oral society in which the present is constantly running a dialogue with the past and the future inside of one skin.
The ancient Greek oral poets all had this anxiety about the deficiencies of their memories and always began poems by praying to the Muse to help them remember.
Stories are different every time you tell them - they allow so many possible narratives.
My way of thinking is very particular and concrete. It doesn't follow a continuous path.
My rejection of the idea of entertainment in its current form is based on the audience that comes with it.
My mother turned into a professional widow. She couldn't understand why I wanted to be an engineer; she thought I should be a chicken farmer.
It's hard being a hostage in somebody else's mouth - or a character in somebody else's novel.
I'm standing up thinking. Anybody who wants to listen is welcome. If not, I'm happy to see them go.
I'm not sure what theory is, unless it's the pursuit of fundamental questions.
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