[MD] Philosophy and Philosophology

[John Carl]

And I was surprised  to learn on NPR that Thoreau invented the modern #2
pencil.
The stuff we learn...


On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 12:27 AM, MarshaV <valkyr at att.net> wrote:

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> Matt:
> I'm not sure whether you're trying to be funny or not, but it is a nice
> Thoreauvian thought.  Thoreau spent the whole, massive first chapter of
> Walden talking about work, and the slaves it has made us.  Which is true,
> as
> far as it goes, which isn't far if--unlike Thoreau--you have kids who are
> hungry and no rich friends who own a pond you can retire to.
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>
> Greetings Matt,
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> I was astonished to learn not so long ago that Thoreau's mother and sister
> provided him with most of his meals while he was on Walden Pond.  (I might
> have heard it on a BBC's In Our Times program.)
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> Marsha
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