[lit-ideas] Re: Philosophical excitement
- From: Phil Enns <phil.enns@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 15:29:48 +0700
Some time ago, Robert Paul contributed the following quote:
"Conceptual relativism is a heady and exotic doctrine, or would be if
we could make good sense of it. The trouble is, as so often in
philosophy, it is hard to improve intelligibility while retaining the
excitement. At any rate that is what I shall argue."
—Donald Davidson, 'On the very idea of a conceptual scheme,' 1973.
I am grateful to Robert for bringing attention to this article. There
are a handful of texts that continue to influence my thinking long
after I first read them, and this article is one. It isn't an easy
read yet provided a flash of understanding for me that still lingers.
What I find curious is that when I sit down to list the texts that
have been most influential for me, I can't think of them. It's as
though their importance lies in their operating at a subconscious
level.
I appreciate, then, when an occasion prompts me to remember those
texts that are important to me.
Sincerely,
Phil Enns
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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