How can one compete with the ample credit that Dave gives himself?
On Mar 11, 2010, at 2:52 AM, Ian Glendinning wrote: > DMB said > > "... this question about language and experience, at least roughly, is > about whether it's possible to reconcile Rorty and James. And people > like them too of course. C'mon admit it. That's interesting." > > Good. So yes that IS interesting. I though for a while there we were > debating the no-brainer whether language (and tone and rhetoric and > style of argument) were part of philosophy (or not ?!?!) Phew. > > I think Matt (and gav and others) are right though ... that there is > an important style difference between "professional philosophy" on the > one hand, trying to situate these arguments in the existing (US > Pragmatist) canon, and those of us amateurs on the other who are > simply comfortable with the obvious facts, enough to get with worrying > about how best to apply them to real life beyond professional > philsophy. > > I think Dave deserves some credit for the former - even if it sets up > a viscious cycle of mutual frustration between the professionals and > the amateurs. > > Regards > Ian > > > > On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 7:03 AM, gav <[email protected]> wrote: >> i thought language was experience >> language extends experience >> >> 'it is the capacity for imagination to expect, anticipate or extend >> experience that produces formations [language/concepts] that *seem* to >> govern human life but are actually outgrowths or fictions produced from >> life.' >> claire colebrook on deleuze >> >> >> >> --- On Thu, 11/3/10, david buchanan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> From: david buchanan <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [MD] continental and analytic philosophy >>> To: [email protected] >>> Received: Thursday, 11 March, 2010, 4:45 PM >>> >>> Thanks Matt. Despite your reluctance, it was a pretty >>> interesting explanation. I'm not trying to draw you into >>> some big thing but I'll answer your question. >>> >>> Matt asked: >>> ... how could there be a heated conversation about the >>> reality of an experience-language gulf [snip] if no one is >>> posing the other side (e.g., there is no gulf)? People >>> suit up for arguments when they have somebody to argue >>> _against_, right? >>> >>> >>> dmb says: >>> Well, that's just it. I've not seen anyone who glosses over >>> the difference. The debate seems to be about whether or not >>> their irreconcilable differences can be overcome. To my >>> mind, this question about language and experience, at least >>> roughly, is about whether it's possible to reconcile Rorty >>> and James. And people like them too of course. >>> >>> C'mon admit it. That's interesting. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _________________________________________________________________ >>> Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. >>> http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469228/direct/01/ >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> >> 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 >> > 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 ___ 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
