The professor wrote a BS book on BS. No secrets revealed, only the promise they were to be, which is BS.
On Monday, December 15, 2014 6:24:42 AM UTC, Allan Heretic wrote: > > Silence lad > STOP! Giving away secrets > BS, MS, & PHD > > Do not murder, rape, enslave or harm others > > -----Original Message----- > From: archytas <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 7:16 AM > Subject: Mind's Eye Taurascatics > > “The study of bullshit should occupy an important place alongside rhetoric > because taurascatics is the antistrophe of rhetorical theory, for both are > concerned with the politics of semiotic interaction, and with the > frameworks within which that interaction will be produced, interpreted, and > judged.” (Professor Fredal, Ohio State) > The frame includes: : > • The Bullshitter (the originator of the BS) > • The Bullshit, (the content), and > • The Bullshitee (the recipient). > Examples of the kind of BS one might encounter on a daily basis : e.g. > • “Collateral damage” for civilians accidentally killed in military > actions. > • “Rightsizing” for firing people, and > • “Alternative interrogation techniques” for torture. > > One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is so much > bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we > tend to take the situation for granted. Most people are rather confident of > their ability to recognize bullshit and to avoid being taken in by it. So > the phenomenon has not aroused much deliberate concern, or attracted much > sustained inquiry. In consequence, we have no clear understanding of what > bullshit is, why there is so much of it, or what functions it serves. > (Harry Frankfurt) > > My opinion is one has to undertake the labours of Hercules to clear space > to say anything. If Facilitator calls his next sculpture 'The Taurascat' > and it looks like me I won't sue if I can use a photograph on the cover of > my next book. It will be indistinguishable from other marketing and he > could always say I put him up to it. There might be some publicity from > one called 'Facilitatory Taurascatics' or one in silver from Allan. > > Seasons greetings everyone. Remember, the grass is greener on the other > side because of cow pats. > > -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > ""Minds Eye"" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
