In a message dated 4/29/2009 7:07:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Jlsperanza writes: In any case, I'm relieved he only asks for the 'substance of the world'. --- I *cannot* (even when I try) take 'Welt' seriously philosophically. Let alone 'world'. It's such a, as Cicero would have it, a _virile_ concept. Cfr. werewolf. The world is the vir- something: the _human_ experience at its _worst_! mundus is bad enough. Kosmos at least gives "Joan Rivers" ('cosmetic surgery'). And then Witters _would_ say obscure meant to be meant as 'profound' things like "Die Welt is the Totalitaet der Sachverholden". (The world is the totality of _things_ -- plus one). JLS **************Access 350+ FREE radio stations anytime from anywhere on the web. Get the Radio Toolbar! (http://toolbar.aol.com/aolradio/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000003) ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html