Blackwell (NP)

[Paul Mackin]

On Jun 14, 2006, at 7:31 PM, jd wrote:

> The giving-to-a-library idea isn't a bad one... but I'm in Boston, and
> the BPL isn't exactly hurting for books, and my school is certainly
> taking enough of my money (and has a very well stocked library)...
> also it's pretty much just by chance that i'm coming across this
> opportunity so I think I might be greedy on this one.
>
> Does anyone have anything to say about The Search for a Perfect
> Language by Umberto Eco?  I've heard he's a good novel writer (I
> agree) but that his theory and non-fiction are way off and contain
> some very basic errors.

Semiotics is not an exact science.

If you can make an error that is basic enough you might just be onto  
something  interesting.

Just fooling around here.


>
> Do you think I'd be better off going with The Adorno Reader, to The
> Search for a Perfect Language?  Right now my list is:
>
> Emile Durkheim
> Kierkegaard Reader
> Guattari Reader
> Adorno Reader
> Philosophical Investigations
>
> The only one I'm not absolutely certain will be of interest to me is
> the Adorno book.
>
> On 6/14/06, Dave Monroe <monropolitan at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> One thing to keep in mind is that scholarly journals
>> generally have different rates for institutions,
>> private subscribers, and students.  In that descending
>> order.  Institutions such as libraries are charged
>> more, I'm assuming, bcause a given issue of a journal
>> shleved in a library might have several to many
>> readers who might otherwise become subscribers
>> themselves.  But libraries alwyas weem happy to get
>> nice new books, even if only in softcover.  I've
>> donated several books myself to the library at the
>> institution I work at ...
>>
>> --- Paul Mackin <paul.mackin at verizon.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > You might want to donate the freebies to the college
>> > library in case they have unmet needs. Scientific
>> > books and journals are enormously expensive compared
>> > to other types of stuff published....
>>
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