July 15: While arguing with a rigidnik named Edward Nilges at HLAS, I called his assertion that "because most of you (at HLAS) betray almost no knowledge or appreciation of Shakespeare" subjective. He quickly jeered at my being a substitute teacher, then grabbed something to quote for a BigName, as is his wont:
The notions of subjective and objective have been completely
reversed. Objective means the non-controversial aspect of things,
their unquestioned impression, the facade made up of classified data,
that is, the subjective; and they call subjective anything which
breaches that facade, engages the specific experience of a matter,
casts off all ready-made judgements and substitutes relatedness to the
object for the majority consensus of those who do not even look at it,
let alone think about it - that is, the objective."
TW Adorno, Minima Moralia 69-70
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I am requoting it here as a beautiful example of phobosophy (hatred of knowledge/wisdom). Also because once again I have nothing of value to post here.
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