tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14167335.post378503699230046312..comments2023-05-27T09:02:59.732-07:00Comments on scoey's conundrum: Abbey Trip, #2 - Crackers w/PB & Jscoeydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08206026108447779886noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14167335.post-17937652774617915592008-04-18T18:44:00.000-07:002008-04-18T18:44:00.000-07:00The Name of the Rose, a novel by Umberto Eco, is a...The Name of the Rose, a novel by Umberto Eco, is a historical whodunnit — a murder mystery set in an Italian monastery in the year 1327. First published in Italian in 1980 under the title Il nome della rosa, it appeared in 1983 in an English translation by William Weaver.<BR/><BR/>Along with his apprentice Adso of Melk (named after the Benedictine abbey Stift Melk), the Franciscan friar William of Baskerville journeys to an abbey where a murder has been committed.<BR/><BR/>As the plot unfolds, several other people mysteriously die. The protagonists explore a labyrinthine medieval library, the subversive power of laughter, and come face to face with the Inquisition. It is left primarily to William's enormous powers of logic and deduction to solve the mysteries of the abbey.<BR/><BR/>On one level, the book is an excellent exposition of the scholastic method which was very popular in the 14th century. William demonstrates the power of deductive reasoning, especially syllogisms. He refuses to accept the diagnosis of simple demonic possession despite demonology being the traditional monastic explanation. Despite the abbey being under the misapprehension that they are experiencing the last days before the second coming of Christ (a topic closely examined in the book), William, through his empirical mindset, manages to show that the murders are, in fact, committed by a more corporeal instrument. By keeping an open mind, collecting facts and observations, following pure intuition and the dialectic method, he makes decisions as to what he should investigate, exactly as a scholastic would do. However, the simple use of reason does not suffice. The various signs and happenings only have meaning in their given contexts, and William must constantly be wary of which context he interprets the mystery. Indeed, the entire story challenges the narrator, William's young apprentice Adso, and the reader to continually recognize the context he is using to interpret, bringing the whole text to various levels which can all have different hermeneutical meanings. The narrative ties in many varied plotlines which all consider interpretation and the source of meaning, highly volatile controversies in the medieval religious setting, all while spiraling towards what seems to be the key to understand and truly interpret the case. Though William's final theories do not exactly match the actual events, they allow him to solve the abbey's mystery.TimmyMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14446318506480216665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14167335.post-4723830907374128642008-04-18T17:13:00.000-07:002008-04-18T17:13:00.000-07:00i will stop policing the blogs... but senor H star...i will stop policing the blogs... but senor H started it:) I do like the ring of "sheriff" though.laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18043149275606901922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14167335.post-79348660383393845562008-04-18T12:44:00.000-07:002008-04-18T12:44:00.000-07:00"To submit to God’s timing for ourselves, but also..."To submit to God’s timing for ourselves, but also to allow it for others – to not grow weary of doing good, to not give up or surrender, but to keep on. And to believe in other people, & the work that God is doing in them. And to look for that work, & not the junk – because we’ll find what we’re looking for."<BR/><BR/>Great stuff.Jen in Budapesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11744039161259674467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14167335.post-1977546637445754812008-04-17T19:36:00.000-07:002008-04-17T19:36:00.000-07:00Brintus- the crystal is the front covering of the ...Brintus- the crystal is the front covering of the watch - I've had it for 15 years (It's a Mickey Mouse special, live from Disneyland!) so I'll be replacing it. The crystal that is. Fortress of Solitude sounds like a great idea.<BR/><BR/>TPT- never read it. What's it about?<BR/><BR/>Jeni - I'm glad to have taken you with me on the adventure.<BR/><BR/>OPito- yes. Kinda like that. But Ben & Moses were there. And so was Luke from San Jose, & an old dude that was pretty ticked whenever we were around disturbing his solitude & silence. Seeing the 3 of us hanging out, laughing (albeit a controlled laughing) was the opposite of what he was there for, or so he said.<BR/><BR/>Mr. Sheriff H - duly noted on the "I was here." Sorry bout it.<BR/><BR/>Andy & Erica - no Friar Tuck's of any kind. Just a Brother John & then some guys in white robes with purple sashes (like people wear at graduation) when they come out of the cloistered area.<BR/><BR/>Sheriff Laura - ditto to you - & thank you immensely for sharing the verse with me. It means a lot to have a friend. :)scoeydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08206026108447779886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14167335.post-90447208833238300862008-04-17T16:47:00.000-07:002008-04-17T16:47:00.000-07:00I agree with the "i was here" comment senor, i was...I agree with the "i was here" comment senor, i was actually going to put a poll up about it, but i chose to poll about hugs instead... maybe next time.<BR/>scoey- thanks for sharing, this is for you:<BR/>"You will make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever." Psalm 16:11<BR/>I've had that for a couple of days, just getting around to giving it to you:)laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18043149275606901922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14167335.post-60005010692110956062008-04-17T14:58:00.000-07:002008-04-17T14:58:00.000-07:00or maybe the drunk version of Fryer Tuck from "Men...or maybe the drunk version of Fryer Tuck from "Men in Tights"Destro Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15587011972067146254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14167335.post-46752333444504599672008-04-17T14:54:00.000-07:002008-04-17T14:54:00.000-07:00When ever I read the word monk in your post I get ...When ever I read the word monk in your post I get a mental image of Fryer (sp?) Tuck on the cartoon of Robin Hood. Any resemblance?Ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09339045600893115963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14167335.post-63780940048356668972008-04-17T11:03:00.000-07:002008-04-17T11:03:00.000-07:00Is it just me, or has the "I was here" comment got...Is it just me, or has the "I was here" comment got out of hand. I thought that was supposed to be used when one doesn't have a comment but would want the author to know they read the post...I'm reading a lot of comments after the infamous "I was here", suggesting that a person does in deed have something to say. Therefore the "I was here" is quite arbitrary since the comment follows such statement. <BR/>:)<BR/>Thanks for finding some free bandwidth. We have been praying for all ya'll while you are there.Señor Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16597656522542372414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14167335.post-45224448671672404362008-04-16T18:50:00.000-07:002008-04-16T18:50:00.000-07:00It sounds like you're at Old Oak Ranch with less d...It sounds like you're at Old Oak Ranch with less douche bags, which might be a little less fun because there are no douche bags to mess with. But it still does sound fun.<BR/><BR/>Crackers to eat, huh? Which In-N-Out are you going to stop at on the way home - the one in Auburn or Sparks?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946871295860511245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14167335.post-73877836677120421532008-04-16T17:38:00.000-07:002008-04-16T17:38:00.000-07:00I was here, and I've enjoyed reading about your ex...I was here, and I've enjoyed reading about your experience thus far.Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01570047100649439383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14167335.post-12257679118623808092008-04-16T16:59:00.000-07:002008-04-16T16:59:00.000-07:00I was here . . . Thanks for the update . . .Your r...I was here . . . Thanks for the update . . .<BR/><BR/>Your recent adventure has reminded me of a great book I read years ago . . . Have you ever read Name of the Rose by Umerto Eco?TimmyMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14446318506480216665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14167335.post-83419070212531426642008-04-16T14:42:00.000-07:002008-04-16T14:42:00.000-07:00your watch runs on a crystal? did you get it from...your watch runs on a crystal? did you get it from the fortress of solitude? i have no idea what you're talking about. then again, i haven't owned a watch (unless you count the one i run with) since i was a wee lad.digapigmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13799706304353850475noreply@blogger.com