Ken Steele wrote "................. Rene Descartes was sitting at the bar, drinking a berr. The bartender came over to him and asked whether he would like another. Descartes replied "I think not" and, immediatelydisappeared.."
This seems unlikely on a number of grounds, in particular that Descartes ever entered a bar, much less drink a berr (or even a beer). No, the true story is this: Rene Descartes was meeting with his pupil, Queen Christina of Sweden, in her cold castle in Sweden on a cold February at 5:00 am. to discuss philosophy. It was cold (but I think you know that). http://tinyurl.com/5vwq8fr "Rene", commanded the Queen, "Do have a cup of hot tea". Descartes replied, and the rest is history. And after disappearing, his bones have been alleged to have turned up in various places--his skull in the Musée de l'Homme in Paris, and most of the remainder either in a tomb at St. Germain-des-Pres or plowed under a Paris street. No one has a clue where his forefinger may have gone. See: Shorto, Russell. (2008). Descartes' Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict between Faith and Reason Stephen -------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada e-mail: sblack at ubishops.ca --------------------------------------------- --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=8129 or send a blank email to leave-8129-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
