Joe,

You say you're re-reading LIVES OF THE PHILOSOPHERS?  Don't you have some 
other, fresh reading to do?

...Bill!

--- In [email protected], "Joe" <desert_woodworker@...> wrote:
>
> Bill!,
> 
> Bill!, none of your repetitions are needless.  I don't think you're built 
> that way (to do that).
> 
> You crack(ed) me up (just then).
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> I guess!
> 
> Taking my medicine.
> 
> Now, there was a clear place at which tautology was the word to be applied.  
> It was in Edgar's circular presentation (he thought, "presentation"!) of 
> "Zen".  I had to laugh THEN, too!  Bless this Forum.
> 
> Boy, if there's anybody going to be in good health these days, it's ME.  
> Thanks to some unsuspecting compounding and dispensing Pharmacies named 
> Bill!, and Edgar.
> 
> --Joe
> 
> PS  And, Bill!:  Tautology is a good 25-cent word.  The word needs no 
> introduction, but just an encouragement to keep on circulating.  And, Coin of 
> the Realm, in my ex- career as a Philosopher.  I still "love" Philosophy, and 
> don't miss it, because I practice it every day.  And the Philosophers are my 
> friends.  BTW, I'm re-reading now, again, but on fresh paper, my own copies 
> of Diogenes Laertius (as the name is Latinized), LIVES OF THE PHILOSOPHERS.  
> They were printed, on demand, on May 13, 2013 (via Amazon).  Of course, these 
> are ancient mostly Greek and Roman philosophers.  What else is new?  ;-)  
> Fine translation.  Oh, to quaff a flagon of wine with these thinkers!  Or hit 
> them with one of my (only-) good kyosakus!  We could have some fun, and make 
> some progress, in these times.  As we're doing.
> 
> -> "Bill!" <BillSmart@> wrote:
> >
> > Joe,
> > 
> > I can't even remember exactly what it was right now, but it was something 
> > Edgar posted that to me smacked of solipsism of which he always accuses me 
> > of practicing.  I've just posted something in more detail on that.
> > 
> > But it's also true Edgar is guilty of tautology.  Unfortunately so am I 
> > although I don't consider some of my repetitions as needless.  I try to 
> > re-word them or find better ways to say them (like metaphors?) that might 
> > better communicate what I'm trying to say.
> > 
> > Anyway, thanks for introducing yet another confusing word.
>



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