Posted on 02/09/2010 9:04:19 AM PST by NormsRevenge
PARIS (AFP) – Leading French intellectual Bernard-Henri Levy has been caught red-faced for praising the work of a philosopher who, it turns out, was invented as a joke by a journalist from a satirical daily.
In his latest book "De la guerre en philosophie" (Making war in philosophy), Levy quoted Jean-Baptiste Botul, an expert on German philosopher Immanuel Kant created by journalist Frederic Pages.
Levy acknowledged late Monday that he had often quoted Botul's work "The sex life of Immanuel Kant" during many public appearances and in the pages of his latest book.
"As it turns out, it was a hoax," admitted the author in an opinion piece posted on the website of his magazine La Regle du Jeu.
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Ya Big Dummy!
Make him head of the IPCC.
Like stimulus money to fake congressional districts?
I guess the “intellectual” isn’t too smart.
It may as well be made up.
Even the real ones made it up.
97.43921% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
“The sex life of Immanuel Kant”
ok, I know philosophers aren’t all that funny...but..THAT just screams satire.
I’m damned good at it.
“Intellectuals trade in words, the most base of all currencies...”
Jean-Baptiste Botul, philospher
I’ll never wear Levi’s again!
My own study of European philosophy has engendered a great and lasting respect for that often overlooked but nonetheless giant intellect, Jean-Paul DeHors.
In fact I have come to the conclusion that DeHors was probably the greatest of European philosophers, and certainly greatest among the French.
Of course most in academia still put Decartes before DeHors.
Yup, fake philosopher, real philosopher, whatever.
My favorite philosopher parody was SNL’s “Sartesky and Hutch”, with Dan Akroyd as Sartre, I am LOL just thinking about it.
Being and Nothingness......ROTFLMAO!
Phoney intellectual. He must be taking lessons from Obambi.
There are plenty of people here who like to quote “Alexander Tyler.”
Manny's Pickup line: "It is Categorically Imperative that you sleep with me!"
I always loved the old Monty Python Philosopher's football match, with the Ancients vs. the 19th Century Continentals. Aquinas and Augustine were the referees, of course.
LOL! I smirk, therefore I am.
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