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To: WOSG
And why not jump around?

I liked it. He raises important points, not the least of which is that we are all influenced by philosophers, whether we know their names or not.

Another thing worth considering is that philosophical revolutions generally spring from a philosopher, develop in the universities and become conventional wisdom within a span of 3 or 4 decades. This gives me pause considering that the prevailing philosophy in academia is "deconstructionism."

46 posted on 09/09/2003 6:46:35 AM PDT by Aquinasfan (Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
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To: Aquinasfan
the prevailing philosophy in academia is "deconstructionism."

My view is that the prevailing philosophy is American pragmatism.

48 posted on 09/09/2003 7:00:53 AM PDT by cornelis
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