Quoting MarshaV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > At 12:30 PM 8/25/2007, you wrote: > >Quoting MarshaV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > At 12:03 PM 8/25/2007, Platt wrote: > > > >Pirsig knows as well as anyone that pure > > > >intellectual pursuits such as philosophy are made possible by those in > > > >society who "make money." > > > > > > > > > Sorry Platt, but you don't know what Pirsig knows. You saying so > > > doesn't make it true. Do you have proof for this opinion? > > > > > > >I thought everyone knows that the Academy is supported by money. Do you know > >otherwise? > > > >Platt > > "I thought everyone knows..."??? Baloney. This is not > evidence. And it certainly isn't proof that this is an idea held by > RMP. So Mr. Holden, do you have evidence that RMP thinks "that pure > intellectual pursuits such as philosophy are made possible by those > in society who "make money.""? > > Marsha
The evidence is in the balance sheets of colleges and universities. The evidence is in the solicitations for money universities and colleges send to their alumni. The evidence is in the salaries paid to professors. Where did you ever get the idea that the Academy exists without money? I mean do I have to prove that RMP thinks the earth is round? Platt ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ 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/
