tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post5431832500493645412..comments2024-02-13T11:01:15.301+01:00Comments on Peter's Paris: The Hotel of the PhilosophersPeterParishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09694538476960957295noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-91748801857495148232017-10-14T21:21:16.747+02:002017-10-14T21:21:16.747+02:00I went to Paris hoping to see the places where my ...I went to Paris hoping to see the places where my modern secular identity was formed. I found the apartments mentioned by Arthur Wilson as being the homes of Diderot and Holbach. I also visited the Eglise St. Roche where Diderot and Holbach are buried. I was disappointed to find there were no commemorative plaques. <br /><br />I believe modern Western societies identify more with empiricism rather than any ideology. An epistemological evolutionary step the Encyclopedists did much to create and promote. I expected to find commemorative plaques and exhibits honouring the people who created our modern empirical identity. <br /><br />Thanks for the pictures of Holbach's Paris home. I consider these places as important to modern secular empiricists as Jerusalem is to Jewish and Christian religious idealists. People in Paris don't seem to be aware of the significance of these places.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07065869646616437815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-71861932288394197802010-07-23T10:53:52.280+02:002010-07-23T10:53:52.280+02:00Great post!!
Seating fifty around the table would ...Great post!!<br />Seating fifty around the table would have been interesting for sure; and that lagoon in Lesbos sounds appealing...Trotterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13403056056512006654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-72463532490353219282010-07-19T20:40:11.550+02:002010-07-19T20:40:11.550+02:00This is an interesting bit of history I don't ...This is an interesting bit of history I don't know much about, though I always have felt a tad envious of those salons with their stimulating conversations on so many things! <br /><br />It made me smile when you said you were asked to take the photos. Last year as I prepared to leave for France, my Rick asked me to find 48 Rue de Rome, the former publishing house of Max Eschig, whose music he often purchased for guitar. It seemed way out of the way to the neophyte (it wasn't) and ended up being a wonderful day of listening to guitar music in the shops on Rue de Rome and Madrid before walking toward the opera, Printemps, etc. The photos I got weren't the best (and not too bad), but they were special and I found it! (No plaque, either!) I loved the adventure of it!<br /><br />My verification word is "quisman" -- not quite "quizman" but enough to think of you as the person who brings me all this new info -- now, when is the quiz?!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-41058022536809279472010-07-19T19:49:28.953+02:002010-07-19T19:49:28.953+02:00Fascinating post! Makes me wish there were Salons ...Fascinating post! Makes me wish there were Salons like this in Paris today! (Actually, it makes me wish I were smart enough to be part of a Salon like this in Paris today--lol).<br /><br />Paris PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-57204778507811638752010-07-19T18:19:45.944+02:002010-07-19T18:19:45.944+02:00Absolutely wonderful piece of history and fabulous...Absolutely wonderful piece of history and fabulous project to be part of! <br /><br />Sir, I do not doubt one bit that one day your work would be featured on a grand scale globally. I'd be among the many happy ones to see that happen! <br /><br />God bless!Rakesh Vanamalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03918768913569739758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-52738194775678890532010-07-19T17:00:05.315+02:002010-07-19T17:00:05.315+02:00I agree with Susu! :)
Greetings from Casa!I agree with Susu! :)<br />Greetings from Casa!BLOGitsehttp://www.BLOGitse.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-54825784240104443272010-07-19T10:19:25.727+02:002010-07-19T10:19:25.727+02:00Marvelous to be contacted by interesting people an...Marvelous to be contacted by interesting people and likewise projects! Great, Peter!SusuPetalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11124879339908654519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-22161759509821186782010-07-19T09:13:29.282+02:002010-07-19T09:13:29.282+02:00A fascinating story, and Rebecca asked the right p...A fascinating story, and Rebecca asked the right person to get the photos!<br /><br />Looking at the address on Google, I see that there is a dentist installed in the building today, but I'm not sure what the significance of that is!Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453626318828119830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-10263093510456465202010-07-19T08:02:43.805+02:002010-07-19T08:02:43.805+02:00Cool Peter!!! It is awesome to be part of this pr...Cool Peter!!! It is awesome to be part of this process and I'm so proud of you :)<br /><br />Thank you for sharing the photos too :DShiongehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02519286201719224882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-84154108370224825432010-07-19T04:46:11.236+02:002010-07-19T04:46:11.236+02:00Congratulations on such a nice project, Peter! Wou...Congratulations on such a nice project, Peter! Wouldn't you love to be in that group of intellectuals?Simonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00827269886498919471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-39027683791139480832010-07-19T04:40:41.180+02:002010-07-19T04:40:41.180+02:00I feel suddenly enlightened... (which is why one k...I feel suddenly enlightened... (which is why one keeps returning here...)Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-45570607277439134742010-07-19T03:48:15.634+02:002010-07-19T03:48:15.634+02:00I wonder if those now occupying this house are awa...I wonder if those now occupying this house are aware of its revolutionary/evolutionary history. Thanks for sharing this with us. <br /><br />BTW, is the street near eglise St. Roch?Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00414994356257181625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-19378864915389254902010-07-19T02:10:08.950+02:002010-07-19T02:10:08.950+02:00This sounds like a fascinating project, and I'...This sounds like a fascinating project, and I'm happy that you are a part of it, just wonderful. Paris, the garden of ideas!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-90348569304015262132010-07-19T02:03:29.316+02:002010-07-19T02:03:29.316+02:00I love M. Diderot's description of the salon.I love M. Diderot's description of the salon.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198329362499789905.post-5639855574454913952010-07-19T02:03:23.614+02:002010-07-19T02:03:23.614+02:00Thanks for sharing this slice of history - the bui...Thanks for sharing this slice of history - the building looks almost the same now as it did in the 1900's except for the signage.<br />Oh! if only those walls could talk- what stories they could tell.<br /> Dianne xxDiannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806482148547283594noreply@blogger.com