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. > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
