[MD] Mill: Quality philosopher

[Platt Holden]

Mike,

> On 6/2/06, Platt Holden <pholden at davtv.com> wrote:
> > I can't resist pointing out that when you quote Matt asserting . . .
> >
> > "There is no single, absolute truth. There are simply better and
> > better truths"
> >
> > . . . the contradictions are evident. His assertions are presented as
> > absolute truths.
> 
> This might be relevant:
> ---------------
> 'Candrakirti...compares one who treats emptiness as an essential
> property... to one who, upon entering a shop and learning that there are
> no wares for sale, asks the shopkeeper to sell him the "no wares".'
> (Garfield, The Fundamental Wisdon Of The Middle Way: Nagarjuna's MKK,
> 1995, p214) --------------- Treating emptiness as an essential property,
> is, I would guess, analogous to treating the absense of absolute truth
> as absolute truth. 

> There are no absolute truths for sale, Platt - anyone
> who pretends to sell you one is tricking you. 

Are you absolutely sure there are no absolute truths for sale? Seems 
you are trying to sell me one. :)

Platt