[lit-ideas] Re: Interpretation and Elision
- From: Robert Paul <robert.paul@xxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 20:34:42 -0800
Mike Geary wrote:
O woe! how parochial has become our philosophy! Mental states
indeed! What became of the universe in a grain of sand? Of infinite
space in a nutshell? Why the philosophers got hold of it all, that's
what. Fie, fie on philosophy. Give me but a blade of grass and I'll
not ask for reasons why. Never mind that the next time Mount St.
Helens blows there might not be any Sitka spruce left anywhere (assuming
it really, really blows, like in Wow!). And just because Robert Paul
can't see the "logical relations between snow's being white, and my
arm's being bent when I touch my nose with the tip of my finger" doesn't
mean there is none, it means merely that he's still stuck on the
elephant's trunk. There are more things, Horatio, etc., etc. I really
do hate philosophers. Have I mentioned that lately? That goes for you
too, Phil Enns, not to mention Mike Chase and Richard Henninge and all
future philosophers such as Erin Holder. Fie on you all. Talk to me, Andy.
I feel your pain, I really do. There's help at
http://elprehzleinn.com/
Robert Paul
Reed
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