Comments on: Do we need a canon? http://www.perplexicon.net/2009/08/do-we-need-a-canon/ Contrary to what you might think, a blog about what's contrary to what you might think. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:41:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Sue http://www.perplexicon.net/2009/08/do-we-need-a-canon/comment-page-1/#comment-1430 Sue Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:28:35 +0000 http://www.perplexicon.net/?p=236#comment-1430 Have you ever noticed that those who insist on some authoritative literary and philosophical canon, are also most often quite fond of cannons too! Have you ever noticed that those who insist on some authoritative literary and philosophical canon, are also most often quite fond of cannons too!

]]> By: Chase March http://www.perplexicon.net/2009/08/do-we-need-a-canon/comment-page-1/#comment-1390 Chase March Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:29:20 +0000 http://www.perplexicon.net/?p=236#comment-1390 How strange that we wrote about the same topic today on our blogs. You make some good points. I argued that the canon needed to be updated but I never really thought about why there is a canon to begin with. I like how you point out that some books are in danger of being forgotten. I think this is even more of a concern today with the constant bombardment of media that we are all exposed to. And if you say, it is the conversation that is more important that the canon we need to make sure that the lines of communication stay open and that everyone can have a say. That's where Twitter and blogging can help. But only if we continue to read fiction. How strange that we wrote about the same topic today on our blogs.

You make some good points. I argued that the canon needed to be updated but I never really thought about why there is a canon to begin with. I like how you point out that some books are in danger of being forgotten. I think this is even more of a concern today with the constant bombardment of media that we are all exposed to.

And if you say, it is the conversation that is more important that the canon we need to make sure that the lines of communication stay open and that everyone can have a say. That’s where Twitter and blogging can help. But only if we continue to read fiction.

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