Hi Arlo,
On Jun 11, 2013, at 8:33 AM, ARLO JAMES BENSINGER JR <[email protected]> wrote: > [Marsha] > Is this quote intellectual? Is this quote philosophical? Is it both? Is it > neither? > > [Arlo] > This is a contextual question, and more than slightly absurd, why not ask if > the word "the" is philosophical?. And your reply is a contextual response. What words are not situated in context; only those sitting in a dictionary. Since you do not participate in this forum, but rarely, what game are you playing now? I asked the question to hear the different replies that might be offered? Look, I already received one asshole reply. Want to make it two? Marsha > If text (quoted or otherwise) is being used to advance intellect, to improve > human reasoning, to "grow", to improve one's understanding of 'experience', > then I'd say it is philosophical. However, if its being used to derail > conversation, to obstruct inquiry, to deflect criticism and/or to bolster the > ego of the speaker, then I'd say it is anything but philosophical. > > As such, far better to ask, "is this text, or are these words, being used > philosophically here?". > > Are they being used, artfully, to improve the dialogue? > > Or are they being used artlessly, to derail and evade? (among a host of other > artless uses) > 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
