News You Can Bruise for 2008 December 20 (entry 0)

(2) Sat Dec 20 2008 13:12 Florilegium:

A single proposition isn't a theory, it's a slogan; and what some philosophers do isn't theorizing, it's slogan-honing. What is this labor for? What confusion would be dissipated, what advances in outlook would be created, by success in this endeavor? Do you really need something to print on your T-shirt?

--Daniel Dennett, Consciousness Explained

Comments:

Posted by Evan at Sat Dec 20 2008 16:22

the single proposition will not be televised

(nor will it be brought to you by ibm)

Posted by kirkjerk at Sun Dec 21 2008 00:03

My favorite book!

I think I still like slogans though. Or at least think some profound ideas can be expressed in a paragraph or less.