Hi Ian Maybe that is a view about our general outlook, our secularism perhaps?
David M ----- Original Message ----- From: "ian glendinning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 9:49 PM Subject: Re: [MD] subject / object logic > Yes, his precise words were ... > > "The philosophic calibre of the British is way ahead of America." > > (Confirmed in the 19th Nov 2006 Grauniad interview by Tim Adams, > linked in my timeline, or from Ant's site.) > > I noted the irony in my comment in the timeline. > Ian > > On 8/18/07, ian glendinning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> In the Guardian interview in the past year ? He said (only half >> jokingly) the quality of thinking in British philosophy was superior >> to that in the US ... or words to that effect .... >> >> Need me to dig it out ? >> >> Ian >> >> On 8/18/07, David M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Hi Ian >> > >> > What comment? >> > >> > David M >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "ian glendinning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 7:44 PM >> > Subject: Re: [MD] subject / object logic >> > >> > >> > > Great to hear DMB, two points .. >> > > >> > > Do you see the Granger (Dewey & Pirsig ....) book as part of that US >> > > Pragamatist mainstream ? >> > > >> > > There is a certain irony in Pirsig's recent remark about the relative >> > > qualities of British and American philosopical thought, no ? >> > > >> > > Ian >> > > >> > > On 8/17/07, david buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> gav said: >> > >> ...the surprise is that this is being taught within uni now. >> > >> american >> > >> classical philosophy should be a course over here i think. if it was >> > >> i >> > >> would >> > >> have felt a lot more at home.. jeez i think i should have gone to >> > >> school >> > >> in >> > >> denver. >> > >> >> > >> dmb says: >> > >> I was surprized too and had been expecting to find the best MOQ >> > >> connections >> > >> in some Eastern philosophies, in mysticism and other exotic stuff. I >> > >> can't >> > >> tell you how thrilling it is to be wrong about that. Now it looks >> > >> like >> > >> the >> > >> MOQ can EASILY be compared to mainstream, relatively unjargonated, >> > >> American >> > >> as apple pie pragmatism. >> > >> >> > >> I'm sure there are a few empty seats at the uni. Come on over. Or, >> > >> if >> > >> time >> > >> an money are short, you could just find some books like the one I >> > >> quoted. >> > >> So >> > >> far I have three textbooks on pragmatism and they all seem to paint >> > >> the >> > >> same >> > >> basic picture. I'd bet big bucks they aren't the only ones. >> > >> >> > >> Thanks. >> > >> >> > >> _________________________________________________________________ >> > >> Learn.Laugh.Share. Reallivemoms is right place! >> > >> http://www.reallivemoms.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM&loc=us >> > >> >> > >> Moq_Discuss mailing list >> > >> Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. >> > >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org >> > >> Archives: >> > >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ >> > >> http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ >> > >> >> > > Moq_Discuss mailing list >> > > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. >> > > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org >> > > Archives: >> > > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ >> > > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ >> > > >> > >> > >> > Moq_Discuss mailing list >> > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. >> > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org >> > Archives: >> > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ >> > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ >> > >> > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
