Tag Archives: con-artistry
“Integrity”
“Integrity” What is integrity? Is it a dull thing that you get by means of conformism and conventional thinking? Or is it interesting? It’s really, I think, neither conventional nor unconventional, neither conformist nor anti-conformist, neither respectable nor defiant of … Continue reading
Posted in art, culture, femininity, relationships, social conventions
Tagged Authenticity, belief system, candor, character, charm, compassion, con man, con-artistry, conformist, conventionality, eloquence, friendship, integrity, Joan of Arc, non-conformist, normativity, paradigm, seduction, spirituality, Success, talent, transparency, trust, truth, vice and virtue
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“Men!”
“Men!” For some years I had a brilliant friend, male, with whom I used to talk far into the night about the most sublime and transcendent matters. We were sufficiently drawn to one another to be lovers, other colleagues … Continue reading
Posted in academe, art, culture, desire, erotic life, femininity, friendship, gender balance, masculinity, relationships, spirituality, the problematic of woman
Tagged character, colleagues, con-artistry, coquetry, desire, fate, flattery, friend, ideal, ideality, intention, intuition, lovers, man/woman friendships, Masculinity, money, moral fragility, morality, philosophy, Plato, platonic relationships, repentance, rip off, sincerity, sublime, transcendent conversation
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