Comments on: Lady Philosophy

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 14 May 2008 00:27:45 +0000

First of all, what’s with the reverse sexism? Does calling a woman a tart mean that I can’t be a feminist too? Can I only criticize men? I hold to a more robust form of feminism than that!

Second, What in the world is all this stuff about trees and fruit and tools? Let’s get back to the Consolation!

By: Janet Leslie Blumberg

Janet Leslie Blumberg — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:53:54 +0000

From matslacker…

“So to follow your metaphor, tools bear fruit? I’ve never seen that…”

Cynthia, you’d think these guys had seen a Jesse tree, at least.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 09 May 2008 17:15:45 +0000

Ladies and Gentlemen, I direct your attention to the next post in hopes of carrying forward our excellent discussion.

Viva la term papers!

By: matslacker

matslacker — Fri, 09 May 2008 02:58:42 +0000

touche.

By: cynthia r. nielsen

cynthia r. nielsen — Thu, 08 May 2008 15:18:32 +0000

I’m with you Janet. Male theologians–the sole reason for mistress language in theology

By: Janet Leslie Blumberg

Janet Leslie Blumberg — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:28:14 +0000

You guys are waaay too irreverent…. (As usual) You need, gentlemen, some “rather sharp” words from such a lady.

Lady Philosophy who ministers to Boethius is very close to the (Christological) Sophia who’s the guest of honor at your upcoming web conference…..

By: X-Cathedra

X-Cathedra — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:29:12 +0000

No reason one can’t marry Divine Wisdom and take philosophy as a mistress
Pax Christi,

By: matslacker

matslacker — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:38:04 +0000

Sorry, I meant to say “I thought…” not “It thought…”

I wish there was a way to edit posts . . .

By: matslacker

matslacker — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:37:16 +0000

So to follow your metaphor, tools bear fruit? I’ve never seen that, at least not in my garden. It thought tools, rightly used, were meant to help the tree to bear fruit . . .

Big difference between a tree and a spade. Which was, I think, exactly Augustine’s point about “plundering the Egyptians.” Read in context, it is Gregory’s too . . .

By: cynthia r. nielsen

cynthia r. nielsen — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:47:58 +0000

I think that if we attempt to follow in the path trod by St. Augustine, St. Thomas, Balthasar and others–those who were able for the most part to attain a healthy balance between philosophy and theology via the idea of philosophy as a helpful tool in the service of theology, then philosophy has plenty of fruit to bear.