** Low Priority ** ** Reply Requested by 6/10/2012 (Sunday) ** unfortunately it is the BOME (the Bane Of My Existence) that people have no clue as to what a theory of truth does. Maybe some review of the fixed point theorems would help. regards. Alas, since nobody knows languages, the points are indeed not understood. >>> <Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx> 10/06/2012 03:40 PM >>> A. Palma wrote of a paper by Grice entitled, "Speranza does not exist" McEvoy genially added, "If Speranza [provided it's true what Grice says, that he [Speranza] does not exist] has not read the paper, "Speranza does not exist", perhaps the paper is false? Note that it's grammatically incorrect, too: the manuscript reads, "Speranza does not exists" -- as if it were originally in Chinese. Yet Grice was apparently fluent (in English). Instead of sticking with the paradox of the different scenarios, Palma prefers to stick with 'fluent'. ("In what way can we say Grice was fluent?"). Indeed, the point by McEvoy is not conclusive. Provided the title of the essay is "Speranza does not exist" (with an appendix by Speranza: "Existence is no predicate") is true, then indeed it would be otiose to stipulate, as paradigm for genuineness of the essay, that Speranza has not read it. For Q. E. D., Speranza (if he does not exist) cannot read the essay, "Speranza does not exist". This, however, in no way proves that the paper is a fake. Q. E. D. the negation of McEvoy's claim above. ---- (never mind Grice's fluidity). --- "sarebbe assai interessante comprendere come uno possa dir di esser fluente, dipende dai fluidi ingeriti?" Cheers, Speranza ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html Please find our Email Disclaimer here: http://www.ukzn.ac.za/disclaimer/