tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046242122963537690.post5995078622181532045..comments2023-08-14T22:40:14.605-10:00Comments on Philosophy Metablog: Philosophy MetablogTristan Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18008340011384137776noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046242122963537690.post-4685697644366737132015-09-03T03:23:40.725-10:002015-09-03T03:23:40.725-10:00Laughing laughing laughing! That's so good, lo...Laughing laughing laughing! That's so good, look how far we've come! xoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046242122963537690.post-66122269404420133712015-09-02T17:05:20.674-10:002015-09-02T17:05:20.674-10:00Lol: Red.Lol: Red.Big Boynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046242122963537690.post-51269385826409280892015-09-02T14:36:02.746-10:002015-09-02T14:36:02.746-10:00TO be honest big boy it is because you were so rud...TO be honest big boy it is because you were so rude to me to begin with and this was a way for me to defend myself in the present climate.<br /><br />I appreciate your concerns and will conduct a session with my mentors and students where we work through the relevant claims. Thanks so much for pushing me on this issue; you truly are a nice big red boy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046242122963537690.post-14912882236288015322015-09-01T05:33:06.691-10:002015-09-01T05:33:06.691-10:00Lies, lies! Why do you call me 'big boy'?Lies, lies! Why do you call me 'big boy'?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046242122963537690.post-45737396024945451362015-09-01T01:10:43.289-10:002015-09-01T01:10:43.289-10:00Big Boy how could you. I am so angry I can barely ...Big Boy how could you. I am so angry I can barely type, and all my thoughts are swimming and racing. I wrote those pieces, and I wrote those pieces, essays really, with great care. The ideas in them were developed in the years following my dissertation and then honed at conferences in Toronto, New York, Canberra and Tel Aviv. My work in this area has been recognized by scholars the world over, and I am due to receive the Schock Prize in 2019. I have only to mention three more things before my case is complete: (j) I started learning about Husserl when I was still in high school, and by the time I was 22 I had published four articles about phenomenology. (ii) When my teachers told me not to do phenomenology but logic instead, I cried and stopped eating until they gave me another chance, and - last but not least - (iii) when I started this blog, I had consultations with leading phenomenologists about the best way of tracking phenomenal experience, and we settled on a hybrid method derived from Levinas and William James (who is in my opinion a phenomenologist through and through).<br /><br />I can't believe you would accuse me of this big boy, and I can only believe that something has happened to you or your department. Was it the Gourmet Report? Your PhilPapers profile? Have some of your students complained? I think in the present climate if we can't be honest about these things, we have no hope at all, and this comment is not written lightly.<br /><br />Given my gender preferences, I am not able to identify as human. My children will tell me 'Zif, who will take us to school?' and I have to cry and sleep and stop eating for them even to behave properly while I'm talking to my students. I am literally at my wit's end.<br /><br />Let's forget about the Reader and celebrate our hard-won diversity. I know I will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046242122963537690.post-68266854101663855682015-08-31T18:07:26.086-10:002015-08-31T18:07:26.086-10:00Having pieces in the Phenomenology Reader. Having pieces in the Phenomenology Reader. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046242122963537690.post-73495510838030743352015-08-31T15:23:21.305-10:002015-08-31T15:23:21.305-10:00What do you think I am lying about? And is this Bi...What do you think I am lying about? And is this Big Boy?<br /><br />(Just browsing the SEP. Cool stuff!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046242122963537690.post-64765416670868938942015-08-31T13:04:54.723-10:002015-08-31T13:04:54.723-10:00Stop lying. :(Stop lying. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046242122963537690.post-38605935368689648512015-08-30T16:51:46.030-10:002015-08-30T16:51:46.030-10:00I totally agree! Really glad you're also pumpe...I totally agree! Really glad you're also pumped about the Reader. I've got four or five pieces in it myself - I can't remember.<br /><br />I think that if we realized that philosophy is for everyone, not just smart philosophers, we could get a lot of new voices, especially in phenomenology, and really enrich the profession. If that means watching Black Swan, then let's do it! I'll get the choc-tops!!! Just kidding but you know what I'm getting at (I assume).<br /><br />In grad school my professors got as far as 'Inclusiveness, good, elitism, bad', but failed to appreciate the radical restructuring of philosophy that this would entail. I think it is our job to carry this through in a way that is not only appealing, but fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046242122963537690.post-65399499978350416972015-08-29T19:58:30.905-10:002015-08-29T19:58:30.905-10:00Yeah, that Phenomenology Reader looks cool. Well, ...Yeah, that Phenomenology Reader looks cool. Well, if you like statistics, are a big name, and want to bring philosophy to the people, Black Swan is a pretty good example of a good idea grounded in the history of philosophy, presented in a way that the people care about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046242122963537690.post-61771240414933935042015-08-29T16:34:42.196-10:002015-08-29T16:34:42.196-10:00Oh cool, yeah I think statistical methods stand to...Oh cool, yeah I think statistical methods stand to make big inroads in philosophy, particularly philosophy of language and metaphysics. It's one thing to sit in the armchair theorizing, but we've also gotta know what the people really want and like to say. If we could do a tie-in with the movie it'd be even better.<br /><br />Regarding money, I don't have a lot, and I have no way of getting any to you, so no BB you cannot borrow some money.<br /><br />Really excited about the new phenomenology reader from Oxford University Press! I can't wait till the paperback comes out. Then I'll buy it!!!! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046242122963537690.post-30945517299511986372015-08-29T10:41:06.490-10:002015-08-29T10:41:06.490-10:00Also, can I borrow some money?Also, can I borrow some money?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046242122963537690.post-80486986481718518632015-08-29T10:36:59.768-10:002015-08-29T10:36:59.768-10:00I was really drunk when I wrote that last comment....I was really drunk when I wrote that last comment. But I do like that book Black Swan- the one about statistics. It's pretty good. And the movie about the ballerinas was pretty good too. But they're neither is based on the other.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046242122963537690.post-22578558602581159142015-08-29T04:41:21.639-10:002015-08-29T04:41:21.639-10:00I know exactly wat you mean. I have not read Black...I know exactly wat you mean. I have not read Black Swan, but I saw a movie by that name once and it was a bit scary but mostly lovely, beautiful dancing ladies. I think I agree with your interpretation.<br /><br />Also, goal-oriented behaviour is another big issue, as well as goals and the very idea of a telos or purpose to existence. This is something I really like to discuss with my kids.<br /><br />But yes, we all know and learn more as the weeks roll on, and I am going to be given big payout in June since my book on Kripke is coming out in the Fall.<br /><br />Wittgenstein once said 'Come on, tell me more about the places and things'. I think I was born to understand that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046242122963537690.post-83625346182418196042015-08-28T21:18:05.666-10:002015-08-28T21:18:05.666-10:00You ended your question with a period, which indic...You ended your question with a period, which indicates that it was rhetorical. I know (I think) it was a bestseller, but have you read Black Swan? It explains how becoming a big name is a matter of random chance. And I know that since Leucippus, philosophers have been convincing themselves that there are purposes and mechanisms and goals and stuff, but it's a lot of wishful thinking. I can't tell who I'm talking to now. I thought I knew, but something changed. Well, by guess has changed from a particular person who I know well to a particular person who everyone knows but me. Whatever, we have to complete our information some way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046242122963537690.post-23612969427632045662015-08-28T20:30:28.305-10:002015-08-28T20:30:28.305-10:00Hey, I for one DO care about Leiter. He has a love...Hey, I for one DO care about Leiter. He has a lovely face and a great sense of humour. As for big name philosophers - I want the best, and the best stuff is always the big names. Sounds stupid but there it is. I think Saul Kripke could be my father.<br /><br />I won't watch Gossip Girl, at least not for a while, as I've got a stack of papers to revise and resubmit before speaking at a Pluralism conference. Looking forward to a nice break!<br /><br />You're not mean, it's easy to get sick of the privilege in this profession, but an argument's an argument at the end of the day isn't it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046242122963537690.post-61525614308456718032015-08-28T10:38:22.867-10:002015-08-28T10:38:22.867-10:00No! Stop! Sure, it's our job to know what all ...No! Stop! Sure, it's our job to know what all these people said, and great if some of their stuff inspires you, but you really need to get off their nuts. The main reason why our profession is so dumb is that everyone's all over names like Kripke or Lewis or Quine or who-the-fuck-ever and as a result, we're super obsessed with hierarchies and social standing and dumb ish like that. People love to blame Leiter for all that, but nobody cares about Leiter anymore, and here you are dropping names. And sure, you can fall back on the fact that this is a place of nonsense and mayhem, and so I'm an idiot for taking anything seriously here. But your mayhem aesthetic celebrates disorder, so I doubt your name-dropping is some sort of intentional attempt at satire. Instead, I think you can't help yourself. <br /><br />You know what? If you did watch Gossip Girl, Blaire probably would be your favorite. <br /><br />Sorry if I was mean, but all the names made me REALLY mad. I hope the dissertation is an okay read and that the person passes and gets a job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046242122963537690.post-81429281924342995642015-08-28T01:51:09.309-10:002015-08-28T01:51:09.309-10:00You're not wrong, big boy, not wrong.
Now if ...You're not wrong, big boy, not wrong.<br /><br />Now if I can just find a way to get this dissertation marked before my own students come and say 'Hey! We are going to be published in the top journals, who are you?', then maybe I'll still be in with a chance to be a great Kripke scholar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046242122963537690.post-30215207577213592212015-08-27T15:05:36.859-10:002015-08-27T15:05:36.859-10:00Serena is my favorite because she's a slut-sha...Serena is my favorite because she's a slut-shamer-shamer. No double shamer elim as a rule, but in this case, Serena is supposed to be kinda slutty (does it with a lot of people), which is not a bad thing to be at all. But I don't want to hear about any philosophers personal experiences with doing it because none of you look like the Gossip Girl cast (or the Empire cast). And even if you did, I work with you people. Money and explosions are fine. Doing it? Not so much. Keep it to yourselves- even my interlocutor here agrees, I'm sure. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046242122963537690.post-27219664248806349922015-08-26T20:53:02.509-10:002015-08-26T20:53:02.509-10:00Thanks for this. You raise a lot of points, and I&...Thanks for this. You raise a lot of points, and I've got to run off to the APA, but super-quickly: Blair is my favourite character because she represents the social mores of our times, and by reflecting that reality, poses a challenge for us to realize it and attain reflective equilibrium.<br /><br />Regarding history: yes I do think it's important to have a historical approach. All too often analytic philosophers look at concepts as eternal, immutable absoilutes to be described a priori. I think we should be happy that a more pluralist, interdisciplinary spirit is now emerging. These are exciting times! <br /><br />Regarding your postscript: yeah, LEWIS IS THE MAN!!! Hahahaha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046242122963537690.post-47781285075559978662015-08-26T15:27:03.500-10:002015-08-26T15:27:03.500-10:00PS: When I was house-hunting, the realtor showed m...PS: When I was house-hunting, the realtor showed me a home which happened to come with a toilet-bowl adorned with a portrait of David Lewis. So I bought that house, even though it was in a less than desirable neighborhood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046242122963537690.post-26041817052531354182015-08-26T15:16:55.319-10:002015-08-26T15:16:55.319-10:00I hated you again for the first few sentences beca...I hated you again for the first few sentences because it actually is cool that Blair was the only Kantian. And for most people, it's a little bit uncomfortable to be the odd one out, so I guess, a-little-bit-uncomfortable is what it was like to be Blair. But then again, Blair is a fictional character, so it probably never was like anything to be her. <br /><br />I hate history. Fuck all those guys. Later.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046242122963537690.post-69998559624946741112015-08-26T14:36:50.722-10:002015-08-26T14:36:50.722-10:00That is so cool! What do you think the phenomenolo...That is so cool! What do you think the phenomenology of that and what do you like to say? I would like to see you publish this at a conference. Don't forget to get a good copy editor though! I think metaphysics is on the rise for sure, but I want to eat rice so I get into those referential relations and think Yes! Carnap! Tarski! These are the guys! But now it's all Whitehead, Deleuze.. go home, you know?<br /><br />I am in the top ten philosophers on PhilPapers and I just want to say: the whole profession's stupid. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046242122963537690.post-68302644974015870292015-08-25T18:11:34.824-10:002015-08-25T18:11:34.824-10:00Also, the last episode of gossip girl features the...Also, the last episode of gossip girl features the utilitarianism vs Kantianism debate. Blair is the only Kantian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046242122963537690.post-59483382842888938372015-08-25T15:32:49.914-10:002015-08-25T15:32:49.914-10:00I don't hate anyone, but some things make me g...I don't hate anyone, but some things make me grumpy. And you remind me of some of those things.12:27noreply@blogger.com