>I do. >I'll risk an interpretation. >I haven't finished reading all of his books yet, but >I think that here SK is using the left hand to symbolize ethical commitments >in the realm of social conventions, rules & definitions. (a wedding ring is >worn on the left hand). This is where we are bound in relationships defined >by reasons and reasonability where the ethical choice takes the form of an >informed decision. This is not Faith (with a capital "F" ;). > >God for SK is the completely Unknown and unknowable, "It is the limit to >which reason repeatedly comes ... it is the different, the absolutely >different." (Philosophical Fragments, P.55) >So the right hand which is demanded in the case of Faith is the commitment >to taking the leap. It is faith without recourse to reason, with no >presupposition of ultimate justice or redemption or whatever. > >I'm currently writing about SK's conception of time where I argue that this >means every moment of our existence involves the commitment to leaping all >over again. For SK ethical codes of behavior don't mean anything permanent >(i.e. eternal) at all. In every moment we destroy and create them anew. > >As for how this relates to the Salinger quote, I'll defer to you. I think I >need to re-read all things Salinger yet again ... it's been too long. it's >time. > >By the way, and I'm not sure how it fits in, I'm a lefty too. > >-dawn. Dawn, I'd be very interrested in reading your writing -- the arguements about Kierke.. -jared