Wednesday, February 23, 2011

post 200.

"philosophers and philologists should be concerned in the first place with the poetics metaphysics; that is, the science that looks for proofs not in the external world, but in the very modification of the mind that meditates on it. since the world of is nations is made by men, it is inside their minds that its principles should be sought" - giambattista vico

"why do we have a mind if not to get our way?" - fyodor dostoyevski
      both as quoted in rem koolhaas's delirious new york... 1st page... i can't imagine what the rest of the book holds

1 comment:

  1. how was the rest of the book? ...and how the hell are you?!?!?

    would love to cross your path again someday, hope all is well!

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