Posted by Estella on August 10, 2006, at 10:23:27
In reply to Re: Heuristic?, posted by Jost on August 9, 2006, at 21:44:24
:-)
I will read the article that you mentioned over on social. I've just been really really busy. Two conferences over the next week... Just finished my paper now (1.15am) and conference starts tomorrow!!! Oh sh*t. I mean tonight!!! I'm presenting on Sunday though so that gives z heaps of time to scribble little black lines through it over the next 2 days ;-)
I'm fairly happy with it. Phew. I've written it up and a guy talked on the topic today and the fireworks flew and I actually had sympathy for the fireworks too!!! I think that fireworks fly when people feel passionately. Then everyone trots off for a beer (except the poor suckers who are still working on their papers) and it gets friendlier until people have had a few beers and then the fireworks start up again. All in good fun really. I realise. But then... Manner means a great deal. People are KIND. They might be intense and passionate but most people are KIND. And the hostility I've witnessed... Defensiveness. Better than my natural defence which is to cry I suppose sigh.
What kind of philosophy do you think you would be interested in? I mean... What kinds of topics? There is stuff available online. Stuff that is *fairly* accessible. Especially on the self if you are interested in that. I've read most everything Dennett has written on that and he is terrific. Writes for the educated general reader (though I'll admit it can still be fairly hard going). But he doesn't get too caught up in picky distinctions and terminological disputes that are verrrrrrrrry much an acquired taste that I'm still working on acquiring.
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