Re: MD What makes an idea dangerous?

From: MATTHEW PAUL KUNDERT (mpkundert@students.wisc.edu)
Date: Sat Nov 15 2003 - 23:26:26 GMT

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    > > Platt said:
    > > One way to assure mutual understanding is to use words as commonly
    > > defined instead of insisting on your own definitions.
    >
    > > Matt:
    > > Yeah, but none of the most creative and famous philosophers used
    > words> as commonly defined.
    >
    > Matt explains the purpose for his practice of inventing meanings
    > of
    > words -- he wants to emulate the most creative and famous
    > philosophers.
    > Seems to me his inventions are more like emulating Humpty Dumpty
    > who
    > exclaimed to Alice, "When I use a word it means just what I choose
    > it
    > to mean, neither more or less."

    Problem is, I'm not making up the meanings of my words typically. I'm pulling them from other sources, sources that are well established figures in the field of philosophy. People who are familiar with the field of philosopher, then, do understand me. And parallel to this, as people like Andy, who weren't as antecendently familiar with philosophy, come to understand what I'm saying, they end up being able to understand a large swath of contemporary philosophy, or at least being able to have an in.

    Matt

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