Riding Out

Time to go, again.


The Savannah River, below Lake Hartwell

I will be in the Wild for a few days. I'd like to take up Tex's post on Natural Law when I get back. In the meantime you are in the good hands of each other, companions of the Hall.

3 comments:

  1. I find it a little hard to respond to the post. It seems to pretty much describe the situation.

    I remember a friendly debate with Tucker Callaway in which he challenged me to refute Zen from first principles. I failed miserably--as he showed, the presuppositions you bring to the table are going to define what propositions you find valid. (I was in high school at the time, and of course knew everything.)

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  2. Zen is a hard case, because it will refute any principles on its own terms. How did you attempt to proceed?

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  3. It is indeed. I was trying to link thoughts based on observations, to ontic states. I got shot down pretty quickly.

    His favorite books included Treasure Island and Charles Williams' novels. He had copies of the latter, and they became some of my favorites too.

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