Unless we mean, metaphorically, that circularity is to circle back, by whatever loopy means, to the starting point. That's the trouble wit meanings, like clouds we can only point to them and they are always changing, it seems. But that presumes that clouds are suitable stand-ins for meanings, I mean cloudy thoughts; no, I mean foggy thoughts; no I mean metaphorical thoughts. What clouds? wc
----- Original Message ---- From: Michael Brady <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, July 15, 2010 6:22:50 PM Subject: Re: Invalidity of Cheerskep's Argument On Jul 15, 2010, at 7:16 PM, William Conger wrote: > I figured you'd catch the circularity of that comment but it is the nature of > metaphor to say the same thing in another way. Thoughts and arguments aren't really circular, are they? Or loops? That's--you know--metaphorical. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Michael Brady
