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SUMMARY:Anne Carson's Eros the Bittersweet
DESCRIPTION:Anne Carson (1950–) is a Canadian poet\, essayist translator 
 and 2026 literature Nobel Prize winner. Eros the Bittersweet was her first
  book\, a philosophical essay on desire\, grown out of her doctoral disser
 tation.\n\nCarson begins with a single word. Glukupikron\, which we transl
 ate as “bittersweet” — but ancient poet Sappho put the sweet first: 
 sweetbitter. From that inversion Carson builds a structural account of des
 ire. Eros requires three points\, not two: lover\, beloved\, and the gap b
 etween them. It is the gap that desire actually loves\, which is why desir
 e cannot survive its own satisfaction. The book moves from Sappho to the G
 reek novels to Plato’s Phaedrus\, where the same geometry turns up in th
 e account of how we come to know anything at all.\n\nIs desire really an a
 ppetite for absence\, or has Carson mistaken one kind of love for all of t
 hem? If eros depends on distance\, what should we make of the long marriag
 e? Read the book with us and let's explore desire.\n\nThe book can be foun
 d online\, or in any good bookstore\nhttps://www.are.na/block/16964500\n\n
 * * *\n\nStockholm Philosophy Study group is a group for thoughtful discus
 sion on philosophical topics. Everyone is welcome regardless of previous p
 hilosophical experience\, but you have to read the text ahead of time. Eve
 ryone having read the text is essential for a good discussion\, if you don
 't have time to do the reading\, please leave space for those that do. Thi
 s is a space were we learn from and listen to each other\, our focus is on
  deliberation\, not debate. If we are a large group\, remember to leave ro
 om for everybody's voices to be heard. We read all sorts of philosophical 
 texts\, some are easier and some are difficult. If you don't understand ev
 erything\, don't worry\, we will make sense of it together. Our meetups ar
 e at a public café\, so if you participate\, please buy something from th
 e café to support them.\n\nPlease note that this is a cross-post for an e
 vent being arranged via the Discord server. Discussion between meetups hap
 pens on Discord\, and this group may be unmonitored. If you join the serve
 r you also get to vote on our coming readings\, so please consider joining
 .\n\nHope to see you at the meetup!\nhttps://www.meetup.com/stockholm-phil
 osophy-study-group/events/316899590/
LOCATION:Dotter Voltaire - Kulturhuset\, floor 5\, Sergels torg\, Sergels T
 org 3\, 111 57 Stockholm\, Stockholm\, Stockholm\, se
URL:https://www.meetup.com/stockholm-philosophy-study-group/events/31689959
 0/
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