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Subject:Re: Why? From:"Arlen P. Walker" <Arlen -dot- P -dot- Walker -at- JCI -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 5 Jun 1995 10:28:00 -0600
>The final exam of the university Philosophy course consisted of
>a single essay-type question: "Why?"
>The only acceptable answer was "Why not?"
This, I think, exemplifies what's wrong with Philosophy as an academic
discipline today. There's a heavy emphasis on negativism, on "nots", rather than
on more positive issues, on impossibilities rather than on possibilities.
I would much prefer the answer, "Because I'm here."
Have fun,
Arlen
Chief Managing Director In Charge, Department of Redundancy Department
DNRC 124
Arlen -dot- P -dot- Walker -at- JCI -dot- Com
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