From: Platt Holden (pholden@sc.rr.com)
Date: Tue Jun 01 2004 - 13:36:20 BST
Hi Mark H,
> I know you don't want to hear from me in this thread, or maybe ever,
> but I gotta tell ya Chomsky would agree with everything you said
> about "intellectuals" in your last message to Anthony, and he's got
> more degrees than a rectal thermometer, including a dozen or more
> honorary Doctorates.
Glad to hear it, Mark. Love the line, "more degrees than a rectal
thermometer." That reminds me. Would you agree with me that philosophy
without humor means something is missing? Marx and Rand are humorless, but
Pirsig will toss in a funny scene like dancing with Lila and use a double-
take line like, "What kind of dog is that? That's a good dog." To me Pirsig's
deliberate use of subtle humor means he has a better grip on reality and the
human condition than the ponderous, perpetual preaching characteristic of
most scholars and pundits.
Best,
Platt
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