From: john williams (ducati900@bigpond.com)
Date: Sat Jan 11 2003 - 03:21:45 GMT
Hi Platt
> > This is exactly what happens here and as a layman, when I came here and
saw
> > it I thought what the hell is going on here, there just talking around
in
> > circles and arguing about grammar. Turns out thats what philosophy is.
>
> Again, some examples of "arguing about grammar" would be
> appreciated.
>
I'm going to have a longer look when I have more time but the exchange
between Glenn Bradford and Erin in the "linear Causality" thread dates
between 18th dec. and about 22nd dec. Is this a discussion caused by
grammar, if I'm using the wrong term, will you tell me what I should say,
should I say recontextualizing. The debates are about recontextualizing
meanings.
> > The Wittgenstein overveiw by P.M.S. Hacker that i am reading has this
> > statement in it."In philosophy we are constantly misled by grammatical
> > similarities which mask profound logical differences. So we ask
questions
> > which are intelligible when asked of certain catergories of things, but
> > which make no sense when asked of things that belong to a different
> > category"
>
> Interesting. Could you cite some examples?
I will find some you'll be the first to know. I put that in because it
fitted with the impression I got from looking at the posts here. I'll try
and put something together, I'm going to go through the archives to make it
relevant.
The thought going through my head the whole time I was typing out that quote
was " a little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing". But I thought I'd
have a crack at it. Being Lila-ites I know you won't sit inside your wall
looking out at me.
I'm lost in the foothills at the moment but I have every intention of
climbing this mountain.
John from The Rock.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Platt Holden" <pholden@sc.rr.com>
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Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 11:47 PM
Subject: Re: MD No to absolutism
> Hi John W:
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