tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910834.post6061982724127076783..comments2023-10-15T08:40:12.715-05:00Comments on Interdisciplinary World: SYNOPSIS OF “THE EXISTENTIALISTS”Troy Camplinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16515578686042143845noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910834.post-92100678934556001122008-01-13T22:47:00.000-06:002008-01-13T22:47:00.000-06:00If I'm going to make fun of anyone, I'm going to m...If I'm going to make fun of anyone, I'm going to make fun of the living. But that's another play . . .Troy Camplinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16515578686042143845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910834.post-22587964198705089402008-01-13T21:56:00.000-06:002008-01-13T21:56:00.000-06:00I'm of the opinion that the living shouldn't sneer...I'm of the opinion that the living shouldn't sneer at the dead, period. It's bad manners and it's bad luck. Then again, I'm as hypocritical as any other ape-- just the other day I was cursing out Foucault, God rest his soul. As for Sartre, it sounds like you plan to represent him fairly, so that's good. I'd love to see or read the play.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02312740064923045194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910834.post-45784206721653234832008-01-13T16:39:00.000-06:002008-01-13T16:39:00.000-06:00Not all the dead deserve respect (I think Hitler n...Not all the dead deserve respect (I think Hitler needs to be made fun of as often as possible), but I am fond of Sartre -- this is why it's a tragedy and not a comedy. When great men who are undoubtedly great fall short, you get tragedy.Troy Camplinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16515578686042143845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910834.post-1354962099051524632008-01-13T15:29:00.000-06:002008-01-13T15:29:00.000-06:00I'd watch such a play, although I would hope the c...I'd watch such a play, although I would hope the characterization of Sartre the man would be handled with the respect and sensitivity that the dead deserve, regardless of their philosophy or politics.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02312740064923045194noreply@blogger.com