[lit-ideas] Philosophical Inwestigations

>Donal
>Expecting to be passed over in silence
>Again

Here are some philosophical questions that were directly inspired by your 
last post -- really, they were:

1) In Pauperian terms...  which motto is more apt "Plus ca change, plus 
c'est la meme chose" or "panta rei"? You cannot take the easy way out and 
say "It depends on the situation".

2) Did Grice invent HP sauce? (ambiguity warning) Or did he just imply it?

3) What kind of a sentence is "mourning the passing while passing the 
morning", and, what does it REALLY mean?

4) Is Peter Strawson related to Nadine "crazy eyes" Strossen?

5) In spite of what Edmonds and Eidinow say, in Oct of '46, did Russell 
actually turn green and split his suit open when Ludwig called him "Bertie" 
in a voice that questioned his virility?

6) In Keats "Odious Gricean Earn" what effect did  "Money is life, more 
money -- that is all" have in terms of the US's national identity (whoops, 
that's for the other list -- strike it)

7) Why does Wales have such godawfully long town names? Followup: who can 
mouth "Blaenau Ffestiniog" without thinking of slate?

8) Is there REALLY a mutton college? If so, how do I sign up for the 
skinny-dipping course?

9) Immanual Kant. Which imperative is that?

10) If your name is NOT M. Geary, is it possible to use the word 
"eschatological" in a [purported] poem efffectively? (yes, I know, it has 3 
'f's)

11) Is the following sentence (from Richard Dawkins' "Selfish Gene") "For 
instance, robins defend territories against other robins, but not against 
great tits." innately funny? or learnedly so? Is it a cultural thing or 
does it require ignorance of Lockeian proportions?

12) Did Elvis mean anything ELSE when he said "thank you.... uh... thank 
you very much"

13) There is NO question 13.


paul


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Paul Stone
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Kingsville, ON, Canada 

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