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Those funny secret old words

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From: Jamie
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 15:20
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>From: pmsc13sg@UMASSD.EDU (Stephen Grossman)

>    SG         Zeleny has perfected the argumentum ad loudmouth.

Why, yes, he has, actually! I was going to commend him for that myself,
but he has been too modest to accept my commendations in the past.

I wonder if Grossman actually knows what "ad" means, or if he
only *mistakenly* called himself a loudmouth?

>I sympathize
>with the burden of studying under Nozick but you should really make some sort
>effort at evidence.

I suspect Zeleny will prefer not to answer, but I would personally
be quite amazed if he has in fact studied under Nozick. It would
rock my worldview.

> No, I think that your metaphysical confusion exists as much as Ayn
>Rand's wisdom.

Again, I must concur with Grossman's assessment.

>To be rather academic let us note the rather large description
>of non-noumnal items in _The Critique of Pure Wisdom_.

Oh, let's not. I had enough trouble with the other three Critiques.

>mathematician Hardy's claim that math is useless. After my ongoing study of
>the Objectivist philosophy of math is complete I shall inform the hoi polloi.

We polloi are holding our breath.
("The hoi polloi" is redundant.)

Jamie
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