David_Gerard comments on A Kick in the Rationals: What hurts you in your LessWrong Parts? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: David_Gerard 26 April 2012 04:07:30PM -1 points [-]

Oh, Deleuze. D+G are interesting and thought-provoking but all but impenetrable. Imagine a textbook written in the style of an experimental novel. Surprise! That's actually your textbook. As with Derrida, I suggest you start with others' synopses, not the originals. Alternately, if you don't have any actual reason to read it (such as actually having a use for something that could reasonably be termed "critical theory"), just throwing them against the wall will likely save a lot of time.

Comment author: sixes_and_sevens 26 April 2012 04:40:13PM 1 point [-]

What uses do people normally have for something termed "critical theory"?

Comment author: David_Gerard 26 April 2012 04:54:25PM 1 point [-]

In my case, being a rock critic. (The money is much better in IT.) But really that I'm interested in art criticism for its own sake and read it for entertainment even when I know little or nothing about the art in question.