Talk:William Irwin Thompson

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[edit] To do list

To do list for William Irwin Thompson article:

• mention:
  • resacralization of science
  • Wendell Berry as friend and negative influence
  • Walt Disney as negative influence
  • enantiodromia
  • The Mother
  • Yeats
  • Cronenberg
  • Nietzsche/Steiner comparison
• define:
  • noetic polity

— goethean ॐ 17:07, 14 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Yes, Nietzsche the "nihilist"

I was momentarily browsing this article when I came across the ambiguous, and contentious, statement "He has also dismissed the approaches of 'nihilist' Friedrich Nietzsche". The central ambiguity: does the statement claim irrespective of Thompson's dismissal Nietzsche is a "nihilist" or did Thompson dismiss him because he saw Nietzsche as a "nihilist" or merely dismissed him but also perceived him as a "nihilist"? If either of the last two are the case, then this would be acceptable and not so ambiguous: "He has also dismissed ideas of Friedrich Nietzsche, viewing him as a 'nihilist'..." or something along those lines. — ^ignis _scripta 18:23, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Fixed. — goethean ॐ 18:34, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

I have since removed the phrase on Nietzsche, since Thompson's opinions on Nietzsche are more complex than I originally communicated. — goethean ॐ 19:41, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Odd article

Goethean, this article strikes as a little odd. The influences section comes off as a little strange. I'm not going to hack it up without chatting it over with you a little, however.

I think the article should focus on his relevance as a social philosopher and critic, as that is what the majority of readers will find of interest. Also, do you have cites for the fact that he still practices the very dated kriya yoga. I actually know the man and remember him saying that he practiced it long ago, as a young man. whether he was blessed by Aurobindo's successor is downright unimportant, as an example. DocFaustRoll 23:27, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Go ahead and improve the article in any way that you wish — I'm not very happy with it right now. — goethean ॐ 19:04, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks G,

If he is doing Kriya yoga still, it must be one darn idiosyncratic version, and of limited interest on this brief page. I know he has a very vivid imagination and practically has his own version of VR or ars memoria. I'm leaving on vacation, and will try something when I get back. He is a fascinating and incisive thinker who merits mention. It would be nice to place him in a historical context and not make the page look like advocacy, to include criticisms of him and debates with others. Thanks for being open to collaboration. DocFaustRoll 23:40, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

He says he still practices kriya yoga in this interview from 2006. Mporter 10:33, 25 July 2006 (UTC)