tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799644950098716560.post8675459567374825298..comments2023-09-13T08:44:15.510-07:00Comments on Work Without Dread: "Favorite"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799644950098716560.post-77179512839837201402007-07-22T21:58:00.000-07:002007-07-22T21:58:00.000-07:00Hi. I think the connection is supposed to be throu...Hi. I think the connection is supposed to be through Gunst in the sense of "grace," as in preferment, but for no reason (e.g., God likes someone not because she is doing a good job of something, but just because He wants to). But I think the connotations of interest cling to grace because of the power differential it also conveys.<BR/><BR/>Thanks a lot for your kind words.RThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04486972270932294981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799644950098716560.post-3632870978223993622007-07-19T13:41:00.000-07:002007-07-19T13:41:00.000-07:00I'm wondering how this notion (or concept?) of "fa...I'm wondering how this notion (or concept?) of "favor" as preferment or bestowing of a judgment fits in with the idea of disinterest or "disintersted pleasure"? <BR/><BR/>By the way, I very much admire your work.kfd313https://www.blogger.com/profile/01639339748894956092noreply@blogger.com