Agreed. This was the same bunch of people that burned Giordono Bruno back a few hundred years ago. They weren't concerned with being faithful to reason, but they were faithful to making sure people viewed them as infaliable. Kept the cash flowing in, as well as supressed disturbing data about the world. But, by extension, should we not condemm Heisenberg for running the nazis, A-bomb program. Here is, perhaps, the most brilliant physicist, of the 20th century (I put Hugh Everett higher) and here he goes working for old adolf. There are plenty of stones to cast, its target rich.
Mitch -----Original Message----- From: John Clark <[email protected]> To: everything-list <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, Sep 8, 2013 12:58 pm Subject: Re: What gives philosophers a bad name? On Sat, Sep 7, 2013 at 6:48 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, your reading Feyerabend, suggests that [...] Speaking of things that give philosophy a bad name consider these words of wisdom from Feyerabend: "The church at the time of Galileo was much more faithful to reason than Galileo himself, and also took into consideration the ethical and social consequences of Galileo's doctrine. Its verdict against Galileo was rational and just, and revisionism can be legitimized solely for motives of political opportunism." No doubt there are those on this list who will try to make excuses for the above moronic statement, but the fact remains that most professional philosophers think any provocative statement can make them stand out no matter how dimwitted it is. John K Clark -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
