I don't much like the idea of identifying the worst person in the world each week, nor do I enjoy listening to Keith Olbermann, but he does find some gems. You'd think an quasi-enlightened society would ignore people who repeatedly say stupid things, but in fact we tend to tune in, buy their books and watch their movies. Well, I don't. I just post in disbelief.
onegoodmove: The Worst Person
Missing Shades of Grue
rules amended, inferences rejected
Rudy Garns
philosopher, educator, citizen
"...rules and particular inferences alike are justified by being brought into agreement with each other. A rule is ammended if it yields an inference we are unwilling to accept; an inference is rejected if it violates a rule we are unwilling to amend. The process of justification is the delicate one of making mutual adjustments between rules and accepted inferences...." (Nelson Goodman, Fact, Fiction and Forecast)
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