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xoxoxoBruce · 01-23-2010, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

Bugger off Bruce, he ain't one of ours :P You're damn well keeping him.

We'll trade you for Neville Chamberlain.

Clodfobble · 01-23-2010, 08:09 AM

Rest assured, most of America won't claim Californians as ours either.

DanaC · 01-23-2010, 02:39 PM

*grins*

Incidentally: I know some stuff. But what I don't know outweighs what I do know. Any assertion beyond that would be either false modesty or gross arrogance.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-23-2010, 11:48 PM

I think "gross arrogance" in his case.

Cicero · 01-24-2010, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I think "gross arrogance" in his case.

This might be one of those anomalies where we actually know something.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-24-2010, 04:01 PM

Urbane Guerrilla · 01-27-2010, 08:08 PM

Watching this turn with interest.

TheMercenary · 02-03-2010, 04:47 AM

Ut oh.

I have suddenly realized this is not a serious thread.

Moving on.

skysidhe · 02-03-2010, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Ut oh.

I have suddenly realized this is not a serious thread.

Moving on.

It could have been. It's just the way it rolled.

ZenGum · 03-05-2010, 01:53 AM

Hiya Crotalus, since you seem philosophically inclined, try David Lewis' article Elusive Knowledge. You may find your sceptical doubts are somewhat eased. He argues that what counts as a relevant consideration depends on the subject of inquiry - and so for everyday purposes we do have knowledge of the world, and it is only when philosophers start musing on the nature of reality and knowledge that sceptical scenarios become relevant considerations, and thus knowledge becomes "elusive".

I'd add that all sceptical positions require us to accept that some scenario is possible - Descartes' evil demon, the matrix, etc. All current accounts of modal epistemology make it piggyback on real epistemology, so how could a sceptic know that such a scenario is possible? Scepticism, like post-modernism, gets sucked down into a vicious regress of it's own creation.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-05-2010, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

- and so for everyday purposes we do have knowledge of the world, ...

A working knowledge, as opposed to academic knowledge.

beauregaardhooligan · 03-13-2010, 02:20 AM

Someone said...
The key is not knowledge, it's access to it.

monster · 03-13-2010, 07:05 PM

Someone else said....
The key is in the fake stone next to the boot scraper. You need to jiggle it a bit.

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ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Hiya Crotalus, since you seem philosophically inclined, try David Lewis' article Elusive Knowledge. You may find your sceptical doubts are somewhat eased. He argues that what counts as a relevant consideration depends on the subject of inquiry - and so for everyday purposes we do have knowledge of the world, and it is only when philosophers start musing on the nature of reality and knowledge that sceptical scenarios become relevant considerations, and thus knowledge becomes "elusive". I'd add that all sceptical positions require us to accept that some scenario is possible - Descartes' evil demon, the matrix, etc. All current accounts of modal epistemology make it piggyback on real epistemology, so how could a sceptic know that such a scenario is possible? Scepticism, like post-modernism, gets sucked down into a vicious regress of it's own creation. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

03-13-2010, 02:20 AM	#12
beauregaardhooligan Elite Elitist Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 323	Someone said... The key is not knowledge, it's access to it.

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monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Someone else said.... The key is in the fake stone next to the boot scraper. You need to jiggle it a bit. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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