In Conversation: W.V. Quine - Fara Interview - Section 7

[solidmotion]

I find it amusing that his voice (tone and cadence) reminds me of Hunter S. Thompson.... I'm not making any value judgments about this, just noting that their voices are similar.

[solidmotion]

I find it amusing that his voice (tone and cadence) reminds me of Hunter S. Thompson.... I'm not making any value judgments about this, just noting that their voices are similar.

[max4296]

5:36: "I never learned to respond properly to Bach." So liking something is a matter of learning a proper response? What subjective shallowness hath logical positivism wrought!?

[CaptainBluebear08]

Agreed !

[entropia34332]

great observation!

[K2nsl3r]

Yes, although it might stem from his behaviorist psychology, rather than his logical positivism. Behaviorism, after all, is about trigger and response. But it's also easy to read too much into casual comments.

[max4296]

True, it's a fairly common expression. I guess I just found it particularly suggestive b/c of who he is and b/c of my own intellectual biases, hehe.

[craigpsimpson]

@max4296 I think he means he doesn't like it (in his own odd way), despite Bach's music being putatively the paragon of euphony. He does say the "Spanish beat is just magic" which is a lot less dry than I would have expected from him.

[Guaguanco11]

It is very disappointing that he didnt like Bach. Geniuses, whatever their medium, should stick together.