John Searle on the Philosophy of Language: Section 4
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"if you can get your question right you're well on the way to a solution"... so true
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@Babalaya you're retarded
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@johndickweed1 A demarcation of a good philosopher is the ironic state of eloquent complexity, i.e. reducing complexity to simple understanding. I think it's rather ideal to remove obfuscation from philosophy -- especially from those who intentionally make philosophy esoteric. John Searle is great in that regard.
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I love Searle. He's so sexy in a 70's kind of way.
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@johndickweed1 I completely agree. He is the most brilliant speaker I've heard in philosophy. He speaks so clearly and in such an organized manner, and yet it appears the talk isn't rehearsed or prepared (I might be wrong here).
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@Krelianx Well, I think Searle is an analytic philosopher, so he does not really like continental philosophers.
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Damn, that is an amazing question actually.
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It must be because of an earlier episode in which Searle and Magee get into a heated debate over the legitimacy of five-pool and proxy cheese, a truly pressing philosophical problem we still face today.
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how was this related to flash vs jaedong? i mean, i actually follow much of contemporary philosophy, but i was watching starcraft....
I know someone else pointed thiss out, but apart from the amazing interest of the subject as such, what I find most baffeling is Searle's eloquence; to be able to explain one's ideas verbally in such a clear fashion is truley a rare gift. Amazing.
johndickweed1 3 years ago 13
goodness this is excellent stuff
dreamcastII 3 years ago 2