[MD] DMB and Me

[John Carl]

See, what Steve and Matt are saying here dave, is that they aren't feelin'
the love.


 Why not start with
> questions about Rorty instead of criticisms of Rorty? Why not try to
> understand what Rorty is actually saying? It seems very important to
> you to disagree with Rorty, why not actually read him and try to
> understand him so you will know what it is you are committed in
> advance to disagree with?
>
> Best,
> Steve



You can't do Philosophy with just Sophy.  You gotta have Philo too, to make
the whole thing work.

Language is flexible enough (thank god) that nobody ever need be trapped
into just construing one meaning to a word - in order for agreement to
evolve in dialogue, both sides of the dialogue must care.

Care enough to construe fairly,  Care enough to grasp meanings, seek out
rapproachment and agree willingly when it is correct to do so.  People are
not logic machines that can be forced to bow down to pure Sophia.

It's what made Socrates  so beguiling.  He was one old man who understood
the love and attracted followers thusly.

Phaedrus wasn't about wolfishness, he was  named after a dialogue on love.

It takes love to grow us out of our current self and into something bigger
than we currently are.

Philosophy doesn't mean the love of wisdom, it means the wisdom of love.