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#111629 09/08/03 01:27 PM
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sjmaxq It is interseting to see you use "philosophy" a philosophy you nodoubt devoloped to doubt philosophy.


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You could say that every philosophy defines itself by its realization?


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thank you everyone for posting it has been a great help ... thanx sjmaxq for making me think !


#111632 09/08/03 03:59 PM
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Then there's Ambrose Bierce's succinct definition:

PHILOSOPHY, n.
A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.



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The worthless maunderings of those who believe that if it works in practice but not in theory something must be wrong with the practice.

Perfick!


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even more perfick as a description of precriptivism in linguistics


#111634 09/08/03 07:12 PM
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a description of precriptivism in linguistics

Bingo! mav. That's wherefrom I stole it from myself.


#111635 09/08/03 08:31 PM
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>sjmaxq It is interseting to see you use "philosophy" a philosophy you no doubt devoloped to doubt philosophy.

In the immortal words of Manuel, "¿Qué?"


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PHILOSOPHY, n.
A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.


Even better, thanks F. I quite like this, also from the Devil's Dictionary:
PERIPATETIC, adj.
Walking about. Relating to the philosophy of Aristotle, who, while expounding it, moved from place to place in order to avoid his pupil's objections. A needless precaution -- they knew no more of the matter than he.


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"To ridicule philosophy is really to philosophize."



#111638 09/11/03 09:24 PM
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"To ridicule philosophy is really to philosophize."

"Damned if I do, and damned if I don't". That really does sound like typical philosophical bs.


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