I await with interest. I filed Hobbes under - nothing new under the sun / nothing controversial - some time ago. I'll keep my sword sheathed for now.
Ian On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 1:00 PM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: > At 09:57 PM 2/25/2009, you wrote: >> >> Marsha: >> >> >> >> You brighten my day. Pounce all you want. I'm an old man and can handle >> it. >> I've only had a minute tonight to read the first of yesterday's posts. I >> hope I have more time tomorrow. If you have some time review Hobbes's >> definition of meaning. Swords. Tomorrow. -david swift > > Okay David, I'm willing to try for some seriousness, but I will need your > help. I know very little of Hobbes and cannot see the relevance. It is my > understanding that Hobbes is a materialist. I have found and lightly read > the following article: > > http://www.philosophy.leeds.ac.uk/GMR/articles/figlit.html > > The first curiosity is that there is still controversy as to what this > 17th-century philosopher meant. Second I have no idea what of his > definition of meaning interests you or where you are expecting it to lead. > > Personally, at the moment I am very comfortable with the idea that there is > no thing-in-itself. And I can agree with the interpretation of Hobbes that > states 'names are names of mental images.' > > I will leave it to you to give this loose collection of ideas a direction. > > > Marsha > > > > > > > > . > _____________ > > Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars......... > . > . > 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/
