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Article #897Re: Logic (WAS Re: War!)
From: Stephen Grossman
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 17:11
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 17:11
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In article <1993Jan22.160827.15320@samba.oit.unc.edu>, Charlie.Creegan@launchpad.unc.edu (Charlie Creegan) writes:
>In article <C183E1.Jnr@unx.sas.com> sasghm@theseus.unx.sas.com (Gary Merrill) writes:
>Um, not to quibble with such a learned philosopher, but there's a fallacy
>in here. If SG is a comic, then he is *not* appealing to rationality in
>his posts, since they are jokes. Better figure out *which* theory you
>hold, before making observations!
SG Hold on there, big guy. What's this reason/joke split? You're not
claiming its metaphysical, are you? Aristotle joked about those who claim
reality is contradictory in the otherwise ultra-serious and awesome
_Metaphysics_. And where would Nietzsche be without his _Why I Am So Clever?"
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"In that world, you'll be able to rise in the morning with the spirit
you had known in your childhood: that spirit of eagerness, adventure and cer-
tainty which comes from dealing with a rational universe."
AYN RAND
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Stephen Grossman <PMSC13SG@UMASSD.EDU>
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Newsgroups: sci.philosophy.tech Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!noc.near.net!nic.umass.edu!umassd.edu!SMUCS1.UMASSD.EDU!PMSC13SG From: pmsc13sg@UMASSD.EDU (Stephen Grossman) Subject: Re: Logic (WAS Re: War!) Message-ID: <C1F6En.JKs@umassd.edu> Sender: usenet@umassd.edu (USENET News System) Reply-To: pmsc13sg@UMASSD.EDU Organization: UMASS DARTMOUTH, NO. DARTMOUTH, MA. References: <C17xzE.BIq@unx.sas.com> <1993Jan21.203652.27457@ulrik.uio.no> <C183E1.Jnr@unx.sas.com>,<1993Jan22.160827.15320@samba.oit.unc.edu> Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 17:11:10 GMT Lines: 20