[C raig, previously] > Galen Strawson--who gave a less-than-favorable review of Lila --is speaking > this month at the local junior University. > http://www.moq.org/forum/Strawson/strawson.html > Does anyone have a devastating critique or clever retort > that I can bring up in the question & answer period?
[Magnus] > [Strawson] kept claiming that SOM is a "straw man, a position held by no > one". [Ron] > Strawson is a relativist. So a metaphysics of value, one that states reality > is composed > of morals is a very frightening, threatening concept to even entertain. [Dave T] > What are your [Strawson's] thoughts about universals? Strawson's talk is entitled 'Radical Self-Awareness'. Perhaps the best strategy is to point out where he & Pirsig agree. Philosophers rarely dismiss anyone who agrees with them. Craig [Dave T] > I'm sure we could arm you with something that would make you look like a > fool "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt." (Abraham Lincoln) "I'm Ringo and I play the drums." "I'm Paul and I play the bass." "I'm George and I play the guitar." "I'm John and I too play the guitar. Sometimes I play the fool." (The Beatles) Craig 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/md/archives.html
