it would be interesting, I surmise, instead of wating time in Eichmann' philology, to consider different approaches. It may be useufl to look at relevance theories, many of those noted that tautolgies od serve a relevant role (in the theoretical sense) 'boys are boys' is tautological and exactly for that reasons triggers (causes) the hearer to look at different interpreetations. Note that all tautologies are logically equivalent, but Eichmann could *not* answer the judge with "two is two"--
Perhaps the Griceans ought to reflect on their ethical maxims....On Mon, 17 May 2010, Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx wrote:
This to note that this is the exact title of the painting: at: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Lastseefather.jpg From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Frederick_Yeames And When Did You Last See Your Father? "The oil-on-canvas picture, painted in 1878, depicts a scene in an imaginary Royalist household during the English Civil War." "The Parliamentarians [Roundheads. JLS] have taken over the house and QUESTION the son about his Royalist [Cavalier. JLS] father." "And when did you last see your father?" "Yeames was inspired to paint the picture to show the [Kantian. JLS] crises that could arise from the natural frankness of young children." ---- Who are not yet mature to digest Aristotle's Ethica Nichomachea and are still Kantian at heart. "Here, IF the boy *tells the truth* he will endanger his father, but IF he lies he will go against the ideal of honesty undoubtedly instilled in him by his parents." Horrible trilemma! "The boy in the pictures is based on Thomas Gainsborough's painting The Blue Boy." "It was modelled by Yeames' nephew, James Lambe Yeames." "Behind the boy, a sobbing little girl," -- who is ARISTOTELIAN, like Geary, i.e. teleological. "probably the daughter, waits her turn to be questioned. The girl was based on Yeames' niece, Mary Yeames." "At the back of the hall the mother and elder daughter wait anxiously on the boy's reply." -- The elder daughter is Kantian, the mother is Aristotelian. "The scene is neutral." "While the innocence of the boy is emphasized by his blond hair, open expression and blue suit," "the questioners are also treated sympathically;" --- because he is Aristotelian. The only Kantian in the picture is the boy and the Absent Father. "the main interrogator has a friendly" teleological "expression and the sergeant with the little girl has his arm on her shoulder as if comforting her. The painting is now held at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. Madame Tussauds in London has a life-size waxwork tableau of the scene, faithfully reproduced from the painting." but made of wax. Yours, J. L. Speranza Bordighera And When Did You Last See Your Father? And When Did You Last See Your Father? (1878) The oil-on-canvas picture, painted in 1878, depicts a scene in an imaginary Royalist household during the English Civil War. The Parliamentarians have taken over the house and question the son about his Royalist father. Yeames was inspired to paint the picture to show the crises that could arise from the natural frankness of young children. Here, if the boy tells the truth he will endanger his father, but if he lies he will go against the ideal of honesty undoubtedly instilled in him by his parents. The boy in the pictures is based on Thomas Gainsborough's painting The Blue Boy. It was modelled by Yeames' nephew, James Lambe Yeames. Behind the boy, a sobbing little girl, probably the daughter, waits her turn to be questioned. The girl was based on Yeames' niece, Mary Yeames. At the back of the hall the mother and elder daughter wait anxiously on the boy's reply. The scene is neutral: while the innocence of the boy is emphasized by his blond hair, open expression and blue suit, the questioners are also treated sympathically; the main interrogator has a friendly expression and the sergeant with the little girl has his arm on her shoulder as if comforting her. The painting is now held at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. Madame Tussauds in London has a life-size waxwork tableau of the scene, faithfully reproduced from the painting. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html
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