Comments on: Interview with Brendan Cathbad Myers http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/05/interview-with-brendan-cathbad-myers.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:51:57 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: THE Michael http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/05/interview-with-brendan-cathbad-myers.html/comment-page-1#comment-1674 THE Michael Wed, 21 May 2008 02:01:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/05/interview-with-brendan-cathbad-myers.html#comment-1674 My world of virtue includes the warrior whose sole purpose in life is to eliminate war and his own professon. It includes those who pay such attention to detail that suffering, poor construction, and mundane "art" is not tolerated. It includes shame and redicule for any person who thinks themselves so entitled as to command opulant compensations for their very existence, such as the average U.S. corporate CEO, who now is fed 400% the wage of the lowest paid worker in their employ.<br/><br/>Harm none is not rocket science or complicated in it's application. Harm to others thru your actions or privilege is easy to see. Allowing yourself to see is the hard part. My world of virtue includes the warrior whose sole purpose in life is to eliminate war and his own professon. It includes those who pay such attention to detail that suffering, poor construction, and mundane “art” is not tolerated. It includes shame and redicule for any person who thinks themselves so entitled as to command opulant compensations for their very existence, such as the average U.S. corporate CEO, who now is fed 400% the wage of the lowest paid worker in their employ.

Harm none is not rocket science or complicated in it’s application. Harm to others thru your actions or privilege is easy to see. Allowing yourself to see is the hard part.

]]> By: dubhlainn http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/05/interview-with-brendan-cathbad-myers.html/comment-page-1#comment-1673 dubhlainn Tue, 20 May 2008 22:18:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/05/interview-with-brendan-cathbad-myers.html#comment-1673 Wonderful interview with a great mind in the pagan movement. I am proud to say I have read and really enjoyed The Other Side of Virtue... you can find my review here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2LIVB1QX943OQ/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm Wonderful interview with a great mind in the pagan movement. I am proud to say I have read and really enjoyed The Other Side of Virtue… you can find my review here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2LIVB1QX943OQ/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm

]]> By: Copper Asetemhat Stewart http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/05/interview-with-brendan-cathbad-myers.html/comment-page-1#comment-1672 Copper Asetemhat Stewart Tue, 20 May 2008 15:40:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/05/interview-with-brendan-cathbad-myers.html#comment-1672 Thanks for the interview. I shall certainly read the book. I certainly prefer a ethic of responsibility to one of submission. Greek concepts of excellence seem to me to diverge too much from nature and to induce a kind of restlessness that might not play well when appropriated by the existing "self-improvement" culture. Perhaps new pressures will contain the destructive "progress" impulses of excellence-driven motivations through concepts of "organic" and "balance," in which case "excellence" would sound like a worthy watchword. I suppose I am more concerned about how "excellence" will/can be constructed than about the underlying shift (which I would probably welcome--if the preminent goal or demonstration is excellence in ecology, then I'd embrace it. The truly excellent wouldn't burn out or overreach nature, but would be sustainable. Thanks for the interview. I shall certainly read the book. I certainly prefer a ethic of responsibility to one of submission. Greek concepts of excellence seem to me to diverge too much from nature and to induce a kind of restlessness that might not play well when appropriated by the existing “self-improvement” culture. Perhaps new pressures will contain the destructive “progress” impulses of excellence-driven motivations through concepts of “organic” and “balance,” in which case “excellence” would sound like a worthy watchword. I suppose I am more concerned about how “excellence” will/can be constructed than about the underlying shift (which I would probably welcome–if the preminent goal or demonstration is excellence in ecology, then I’d embrace it. The truly excellent wouldn’t burn out or overreach nature, but would be sustainable.

]]> By: Jordan Stratford+ http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/05/interview-with-brendan-cathbad-myers.html/comment-page-1#comment-1671 Jordan Stratford+ Tue, 20 May 2008 15:26:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/05/interview-with-brendan-cathbad-myers.html#comment-1671 Excellent interview Jason, I look forward to reading the book. I've linked to this post in my blog, highlighting the passages which closely reflect Gnostic tradition.<br/><br/>Blessings,<br/><br/>Jordan Excellent interview Jason, I look forward to reading the book. I’ve linked to this post in my blog, highlighting the passages which closely reflect Gnostic tradition.

Blessings,

Jordan

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