SUO: Re: Re: Ontology
----- Original Message -----
From: "John F. Sowa" <sowa@bestweb.net>
To: "Jay Halcomb" <jhalcomb8@attbi.com>
Cc: <meena@hbcse.tifr.res.in>; <cg@cs.uah.edu>;
<standard-upper-ontology@ieee.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 10:44
Subject: SUO: Re: Ontology
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JS> That illustrates my most serious complaint about the 20th
> century analytic philosophers: they are, like Russell, too
> simpleminded. The philosophers I prefer -- Peirce, Whitehead,
> and the later Wittgenstein -- see the totality in all its
> complexity. That approach doesn't lend itself to easy
> generalizations or witty remarks, but I believe that it comes
> closer to the truth.
Sure, sure, John. Poor old simple-minded Russell (and the rest of the lot,
too). That makes sense.
Now I'm off to the woods. Happy Holidays to all, and to all a... Good Night!
Jay