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Philosophy and Language

Philosophy and Language

Postby Silence » February 6th, 2008, 5:47 pm

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Re: Philosophy and Language

Postby Leslie » February 6th, 2008, 5:52 pm

"What are you laughing at?"
"At myself. My little puny self," said Phillipa.
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Re: Philosophy and Language

Postby Silence » February 6th, 2008, 6:00 pm

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Re: Philosophy and Language

Postby john » February 6th, 2008, 6:29 pm

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Postby girlfreddy » February 6th, 2008, 6:52 pm

How would telling people to be nice to one another get a man crucified? What government would execute Mister Rogers or Captain Kangaroo?
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Postby Silence » February 6th, 2008, 7:16 pm

Interesting points, everyone: I examined the contents of the glass, as the only veritable in the equation. Leslie looked at the container that shapes that reality. John placed all the blame on the glass, :wink: and girlfreddy blew him out of the water with humor.
I'm liking the way this discussion is going. :lol: Please, continue.

[this is all of us, currently -> :coffee:]

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PS: I guess we could say John was trying to switch the veritable and the constant. Cool!
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Postby john » February 6th, 2008, 7:25 pm

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Postby Silence » February 6th, 2008, 7:39 pm

Ah, but now we get into deep waters, my friend: let us say the glass is life, our situation, our 'reality'; in which cause, it is not so much a matter of choosing an improper size as it is a matter of what life throws at you. Like the millionaire who is shallow, or a poor man we call deep.

But if we're talking about shot glasses and coffee cups here, I whole-heartedly agree. (Which just makes those gallon-size mugs [jugs] at gas stations just funny: The prevalent philosophy being, 'be sure to get your moneys worth'? :tongue: More is better, not less is more! People have a hard time doing anything in small portions when it comes to self-indulgence; especially when its cheap. But work, hey! there is an excellent example of 'less is more'. :rolleyes:)

Rambling a bit, there . . . good thing this is philosophy . . .

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Postby john » February 6th, 2008, 7:45 pm

If we're talking about food and drink, then I'd rather have a perfectly poured espresso shot than a large cup of drip coffee. Give me a square of dark chocolate over a large milk chocolate bunny, or a sip of fine port over an entire box of cheap table wine. It's quality, not quantity.
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Postby Silence » February 6th, 2008, 7:54 pm

Then the size of the glass shouldn't matter. :toothy-grin: Unless, of course, it was too small . . . which can be a good thing. Then it would leave you with a slight longing for more, and you wouldn't get sick of it.

See, you'd think it incredible for the subject of food and drink to get mixed up in philosophy, while it is in fact one of the only subjects everyone gets philosophical about!

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Ecce Aslan

Postby Tuke » February 7th, 2008, 10:13 am

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"The 'great golden chain of Concord' has united the whole of Edmund Spenser's world.... Nothing is repressed; nothing is insubordinate. To read him is to grow in mental health." The Allegory Of Love (Faerie Queene)

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Postby Silence » February 7th, 2008, 3:56 pm

Thanks, Tuke. I actually made fun of that saying once in a fake newspaper: a professor assigns his students a paper on 'how long can you lead a horse towards an illusion before it leaves to find water'.

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PS: Or we could agree that the saying is decidedly non-literal, and merely a different way of saying 'you can lead a man to the spring of [insert 'knowledge, wisdom, youth, morals, etc.'] but only he can decide to drink.'
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Postby Karen » February 7th, 2008, 4:07 pm

You can lead a horticulture
But you can't make her think.
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I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library. -- Jorge Luis Borges
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Postby postodave » February 7th, 2008, 8:22 pm

So I drew my sword and got ready
But the lamb ran away with the crown
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Re: Philosophy and Language

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