I am having some difficulty adjusting my writing style to fit the expectations of philosophical discourse.
For example, this morning I composed the following sentence: "Truth is neither found naked among the things of the world nor is it made a la Frankenstein's monster in the laboratory of words."
Translated into Philosophy-ese: "Truth is neither a property of the real nor an artifact of language."
AAARRRGGGGHHHHHHH!
(Clarification: I don't mean that philosophy is intellectually boring. . .I just mean that it is no fun to write. . .)
(Clarification: I don't mean that philosophy is intellectually boring. . .I just mean that it is no fun to write. . .)
What you stated didn't bore me. I thought it was interesting. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteThis is why my majoring in Philosophy lasted HALF a semester.
ReplyDeleteIf that.
Hum...maybe I should think twice about the idea of pursuing a dual MA in Philosophy & Theology...?!
ReplyDeleteBut I'd much rather read the first sentence.
ReplyDeleteI find philosophy-ese very clear. I would prefer it parallel with the symbolic equivalents :)
ReplyDeleteahh, the inner poet is bursting out.
ReplyDeletehere's my Rx. sit and write a tone of poetry then try to go back to the paper.....course that could just stimulate the muse and backfire horrendously so beware......
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