tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post3496470375847719861..comments2024-03-28T19:49:43.203-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: CATCHING UPRobert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-26485621887512584702014-01-04T08:41:24.163-05:002014-01-04T08:41:24.163-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Robert Paul Wolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-52658839738241783842014-01-04T07:39:06.898-05:002014-01-04T07:39:06.898-05:00AP ABD, Let me reformulate my question: Why be &qu...AP ABD, Let me reformulate my question: Why be "an anarchist in politics" (stated on the webpage) if "we have to start with whatever we have"? I.e. why should the possibility of an a priori argument for government matter one way or the other?arfamohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050730433743910861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-59015422896455414072014-01-03T05:48:02.555-05:002014-01-03T05:48:02.555-05:00arfamo, two sentences after the sentence you quote...arfamo, two sentences after the sentence you quote, he answers your questionAnonymous Philosophy ABDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11628900020281782986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-86410635288209387392014-01-02T21:58:28.241-05:002014-01-02T21:58:28.241-05:00Re Mrs. Beer's story: amusing, and very much o...Re Mrs. Beer's story: amusing, and very much of its time (and place, I suppose). Btw, Beer was in the Govt Dept not History, not that it really matters, either substantively (in his case) or to the humor of the story.<br /><br />As Michael mentions, the Wolfson "edible matter" story is great. (I had to refresh my memory of it b/c I had forgotten the punch line.) LFChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551197682770555147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-5984638744618460662014-01-02T10:48:53.313-05:002014-01-02T10:48:53.313-05:00I read with great interest the relevant sections o...I read with great interest the relevant sections of your memoir discussing your experiences with Wolfson. The "edible" matter story gave me a good laugh. I wonder whether you had any interactions with Julian Schwinger or Alan Dershowitz during your time there?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730715674657331449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-36629188733276562102014-01-01T19:40:09.968-05:002014-01-01T19:40:09.968-05:00Hmmmm, ok, pass on Plato-Aristotle, fair enough, b...Hmmmm, ok, pass on Plato-Aristotle, fair enough, but answer me this, then, were you converted by Quine, Goodman or anyone else for that matter to nominalism? Andrew Lionel Blaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976034095806583387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-85486049826889572272014-01-01T19:39:54.777-05:002014-01-01T19:39:54.777-05:00Re your observation that being 80 is pretty much l...Re your observation that being 80 is pretty much like being 79, I've noticed that in many ways 2014 is pretty much like 2013.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12547302679904413077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-56339579943429917892014-01-01T15:20:23.607-05:002014-01-01T15:20:23.607-05:00Dear Professor Wolf, You say: "When I wrote I...Dear Professor Wolf, You say: "When I wrote In Defense of Anarchism in 1965, I was convinced that an a priori justification of objective moral principles could be found". Is this still your view? I wonder since a little way down in the post you say: "[W]e must start with whatever we have". Is it not reasonable to say the same about govenment?arfamohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050730433743910861noreply@blogger.com