tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2631035637795172582.post7721194381251895618..comments2023-01-24T10:06:57.212-08:00Comments on (Blog&~Blog): Let's Not Pretend This NEH Thing Is All That SurprisingBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06702722560438833244noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2631035637795172582.post-13666055250441586292009-09-18T10:08:59.262-07:002009-09-18T10:08:59.262-07:00I absolutely agree with this! I often get asked &q...I absolutely agree with this! I often get asked "Who's your favorit philosopher?". I always wonder what I should answer. Should I name some 'famous' philosopher the person might know and that I like (e.g. David Hume) or name some 'unknown' philosophers the person doesn't know and I like very much? (e.g. Norman Swartz). Or should I refuse to answer the question?<br /><br />Another thing. When people ask you what you do with your homepage and you answer "Philosophy", "You probably wouldn't think it is interesting.". And people always respond "You don't know that. I think it's interesting.". And then I have to give them some reason why they won't find it interesting, like, that I write mostly about technical stuff, logic, metaphysics... and not about what they think "philosophy" is about. I've had the above conversation about 50 times. Sigh.Emil O. W. Kirkegaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06373127088976173644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2631035637795172582.post-23295643919014569042009-07-31T15:13:45.168-07:002009-07-31T15:13:45.168-07:00pssh. But all us college-y types have all been as...pssh. But all us college-y types have all been assigned and actually READ Lies My Teacher Told Me... Right?<br /><br />Right?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18265819369688682514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2631035637795172582.post-40614017009734029372009-07-29T15:53:59.195-07:002009-07-29T15:53:59.195-07:0050% is a low estimate. On my campus, we have 109 f...50% is a low estimate. On my campus, we have 109 faculty, and I'd say 2 or 3 understand academic Phil at all.Peter Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14241818484876183833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2631035637795172582.post-87051955412604975712009-07-29T13:23:37.606-07:002009-07-29T13:23:37.606-07:00You're right, this really probably SHOULDN'...You're right, this really probably SHOULDN'T be surprising. But for me, it somewhat still was... I don't expect much from your average person on the street, not even your average college educated person on the street... but I guess I did have higher expectations of the folks at the NEH. No more.chaospethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07811612076302931506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2631035637795172582.post-42951112067031302582009-07-29T13:20:29.784-07:002009-07-29T13:20:29.784-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.chaospethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07811612076302931506noreply@blogger.com