08-01-2005, 08:09 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-01-2005, 10:47 AM by Chaerophon.)
Quote:Would one have misconstrued the meaning of your rhetoric, Chaerophon, if he understood you to be essentially arguing from the premise that what is true becomes true only when agreed upon by a majority of people?
To put it simply: no, but your version is not quite catching the nuance. I'll have to fill this space later, when I have more time, and less wedding-related stuff to deal with (now 5 days from being a married man). Apologies. At this point, I don't have two hours to accurately recapture Rawls and Habermas (whom I am presently butchering) for the Lounge. Since I can't do my argument justice, I'll decline to elaborate on my opinion for now. If the thread dies, I will try revive it someday soon, or send you a PM.
But whate'er I be,
Nor I, nor any man that is,
With nothing shall be pleased till he be eased
With being nothing.
William Shakespeare - Richard II
Nor I, nor any man that is,
With nothing shall be pleased till he be eased
With being nothing.
William Shakespeare - Richard II