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- From: sasghm@theseus.unx.sas.com (Gary Merrill)
- Subject: Re: Logic (WAS Re: War!)
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- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 14:10:57 GMT
- References: <C17xzE.BIq@unx.sas.com> <1993Jan21.203652.27457@ulrik.uio.no> <C183E1.Jnr@unx.sas.com>,<1993Jan22.160827.15320@samba.oit.unc.edu> <C1F6En.JKs@umassd.edu>
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- In article <C1F6En.JKs@umassd.edu>, pmsc13sg@UMASSD.EDU (Stephen Grossman) writes:
- |> In article <1993Jan22.160827.15320@samba.oit.unc.edu>, Charlie.Creegan@launchpad.unc.edu (Charlie Creegan) writes:
- |> >In article <C183E1.Jnr@unx.sas.com> sasghm@theseus.unx.sas.com (Gary Merrill) writes:
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- |> >Um, not to quibble with such a learned philosopher, but there's a fallacy
- |> >in here. If SG is a comic, then he is *not* appealing to rationality in
- |> >his posts, since they are jokes. Better figure out *which* theory you
- |> >hold, before making observations!
- |>
- |> SG Hold on there, big guy. What's this reason/joke split? You're not
- |> claiming its metaphysical, are you? Aristotle joked about those who claim
- |> reality is contradictory in the otherwise ultra-serious and awesome
- |> _Metaphysics_. And where would Nietzsche be without his _Why I Am So Clever?"
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- In additon, all of Rand's writings are best regarded as a joke (not to
- imply any component of reason in them).
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