tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post4820976101413925069..comments2024-03-17T03:16:44.995-04:00Comments on BigCityLib Strikes Back: An MemeThat Must Diebigcitylibhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05081538803991095825noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-85590791503040538072010-12-21T19:41:43.599-05:002010-12-21T19:41:43.599-05:00It's not fair to conflate the logical positivs...It's not fair to conflate the logical positivsts (who did consign a lot of interesting questions to the nonsense pile) with analytic philosophy more generally.<br /><br />Most analytic philosophers these days don't think, e.g., that morality is nonsense. Even the modern non-cognitivist/emotivist type folks have made advances over A.J. Ayer.Terrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15770025296239122283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-51681790182788069852010-12-21T13:57:29.935-05:002010-12-21T13:57:29.935-05:00What the heck are any of you talking about?
Such...What the heck are any of you talking about? <br /><br />Such a bunch of elitists! Go sip your lattes, and stick that in your pipe, ya kooks!<br /><br />Sorry... just thought I'd bring in some modern right-wing philosophy.Mark Richard Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331995640397477486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-67470185678990715772010-12-21T10:33:07.543-05:002010-12-21T10:33:07.543-05:00The German side of the equation is Carnap, Schlick...The German side of the equation is Carnap, Schlick, Wittgenstein,and etc. <br /><br />The most difficult question that arises in respect to Heidegger is WTF is he talking about?bigcitylibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05081538803991095825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-58395561257190763392010-12-21T10:29:25.163-05:002010-12-21T10:29:25.163-05:00Ah, yes, anglo analytic philosophy. Logical atomis...Ah, yes, anglo analytic philosophy. Logical atomism. The world is made of facts. (German philosophy is quite a different matter--viz. Heidegger, Jaspers, etc.)<br /><br />And so the "hard" philosophers avoid grappling with every single one of the important questions. The logical positivists' response? Those questions are nonsense.<br /><br />I'll take an ounce of existentialism and another of deconstruction (demystifying language) over a ton of that "analytic" stuff. Spend too much time on the latter and you disappear right up your fundament.Dr.Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00416571487451925246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-21354086443454782762010-12-21T09:53:24.657-05:002010-12-21T09:53:24.657-05:00Apparently, "ipod" and "podcast&quo...Apparently, "ipod" and "podcast" were a things back in 1900. Right after the decline in podcasts, there's a spike in time travel talk.<br /><br />Coincidence, I think not.<br /><br />http://ngrams.googlelabs.com/graph?content=podcast&year_start=1880&year_end=1920&corpus=0&smoothing=3<br /><br />I think Doc is alive!Jim (Progressive Right)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02023879211848227007noreply@blogger.com