tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454161596094447448.post9096325731431119301..comments2024-02-20T12:26:24.682-05:00Comments on language goes on holiday: Questioning the good lifeDuncan Richterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708344766825805406noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454161596094447448.post-38361212288599655622012-12-07T12:59:24.409-05:002012-12-07T12:59:24.409-05:00True. They might frankly say that the food was bad...True. They might frankly say that the food was bad, but that could be avoided by serving good food.<br /><br />Maybe Aristotle has in mind the kind of person who never says OMG! That doesn't seem too bad.<br /><br />Taylor gave this, as I recall, as a kind of (jokey) argument against Aristotle. That is, he didn't say what was wrong with the magnanimous man and then infer that you wouldn't want him at a dinner party. He just gave that (alleged) fact as if it were an argument against Aristotle. Maybe I misheard or have mis-remembered. Duncan Richterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708344766825805406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454161596094447448.post-26856799824752280982012-12-07T12:19:02.660-05:002012-12-07T12:19:02.660-05:00But insulting the food would be beneath the magnan...But insulting the food would be beneath the magnanimous person. They are frank, but not trifling. And I'm not fond of gossip myself.<br /><br />I guess I'd need to know more about what Aristotle means by "not given to wonder" (think Gradgrind: "you must never wonder!")...that seems iffy.Matthew Pianaltohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380038537888895216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454161596094447448.post-20628530034633817342012-12-07T07:06:21.534-05:002012-12-07T07:06:21.534-05:00I don't know, but it's what Taylor said. M...I don't know, but it's what Taylor said. Maybe because they don't like gossip, are not given to wonder, and move slowly? If nothing seems great to them and they are frank in expressing their opinions, maybe they would insult the food.Duncan Richterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708344766825805406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454161596094447448.post-13699556580233496212012-12-07T01:36:30.774-05:002012-12-07T01:36:30.774-05:00I meant to ask when you posted this: why wouldn...I meant to ask when you posted this: why wouldn't I want to have dinner with a magnanimous man (assuming he would accept my lowly invitation)? Maybe not if we're in a Jane Austen novel...Matthew Pianaltohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380038537888895216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454161596094447448.post-38934076291587307782012-12-03T22:46:36.643-05:002012-12-03T22:46:36.643-05:00Thanks, yes, that sounds right. I need to think ab...Thanks, yes, that sounds right. I need to think about it more, but I think there is at least something in this.Duncan Richterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708344766825805406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454161596094447448.post-21343900003187323212012-12-03T20:43:30.589-05:002012-12-03T20:43:30.589-05:00On the topic of the good life, I've recently l...On the topic of the good life, I've recently liked this post from Thomas Basbøll, a colleague of mine. Especially the last sentence gives it an unmistakebly (and to my mind, correct) Wittgensteinian twist: http://www.pangrammaticon.blogspot.dk/2012/11/the-practice-of-absurd.html<br />Presskornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03480116067878605339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454161596094447448.post-34874795582560364562012-11-30T12:55:34.622-05:002012-11-30T12:55:34.622-05:00Probably very true. It was a long talk too.Probably very true. It was a long talk too.Duncan Richterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708344766825805406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454161596094447448.post-70658569707477895532012-11-30T11:07:05.083-05:002012-11-30T11:07:05.083-05:00judging from his books (and their length), i would...judging from his books (and their length), i wouldn't be surprised if taylor didn't have time to go into his answers in ANY talk.j.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09002699528461726304noreply@blogger.com