[MD] Taking Words Seriously

[Dan Glover]

Hello everyone

On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 11:42 AM, MarshaV <valkyr at att.net> wrote:
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> Hi Dan,
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> You make some very thoughtful points.  But I think of a philosopher as someone who is curious about the nature of Reality, or at least some aspect of Reality, not necessarily someone who has an opinion about everything.  RMP was certainly a philosopher.  I think, also, of his example of William James becoming interested in the relationships between squirrel, tree and observer is an excellent example.  Getting underneath the obvious becomes an obsession.

Dan:

I fail to see how this comports with my original post... David widened
the discussion from amateur philosophy to include other artists. It
was my intention to expand on the difference between the professional
vs the amateur in any artistic endeavor, including, though not
necessarily limited to, philosophy. I'm unsure if I made any good
points though I will take your word for it.

Thank you,

Dan