[lit-ideas] For Xmas, With Löb
- From: Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:57:40 EST
McCreery:
"
Philosopher's conversation: "A knows that 'The dog is eating the rug' only
if the dog is eating the rug." And so?
John,"
"You seem to have given the biologist the philosopher's lines. Philosophers
in their ordinary lives may have more interest in the affairs of Every Person.
But since I was concerned, having been prompted by Donal, with knowing, not
gnawing. You ask, 'And so?' yet the philosopher's contribution to these
dialogues is given no context. If someone pointed out to me that one of my
dogs was
eating the rug, and I responded as the 'philosopher' does above, I think he
or she would be justified in thinking me just a tiny bit disturbed."
--- Hear, hear.
That's why I thought too that McCreery was offending the League.
I posted this thing about On Certainty, where Witters, apparently in one of
his amusing modes, said,
"He is my friend and he is not insane"
and also B. Russell calling G. E. Moore
"We remained the closest of friends"
--- the games philosophers play are meant to be played with philosophers. By
playing the game you agree to become or want to become a philosopher.
You cannot get the philosophical fly out of the bottle. If it gets out of
the bottle it ain't philosophical (and thus fun) anymore.
Cheers,
J. L. Speranza
Trying to think Outside the Xmas Box
Bs. As., Argentina
(Boy, I hate the consumerism of the Holiday Season -- and mind
that I only consume Loebs)
-- Today I received Florus, Fronto, and Propertius,
and I'll soon be sleeping with them.
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