Bingo!
-- Owen
On Jul 11, 2009, at 4:56 PM, Douglas Roberts wrote:
Let me make sure I understand what you just said, Owen, by
paraphrasing what I thought I heard:
Owen: "There are more people on this list who want to talk about
doing things then there are people who actually want to do things,
or, perhaps, even have relevant experience at doing things."
Or, an even shorter synopsis: Talk is cheap.
If that is in fact what you were suggesting, I wholeheartedly
agree. IMO, the latest chatter about philosophy certainly meets
this description. I openly admit a bias against philosophy, and in
particular against philosophical discussions about philosophy
because they invariably come across as giant exercises in mental
masturbation.
Not, mind you, that I have anything against masturbation, mental or
otherwise. It's just that nothing ever comes of it, so to speak.
If you meant something else, sorry to have misunderstood.
Otherwise, I believe I share your preference to actually engage in
interesting work, rather than just talking about the philosophies of
how to accomplish work.
--Doug
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