Wednesday, April 14, 2010


This article on what contemporary philosophers believe is mostly boring, but this part is exciting:
There was once a website on which academic philosophers listed the curious things that strangers had said to them upon learning that they were in the presence of a philosopher. The following conversation allegedly took place on an aeroplane:

“May I ask you a question?”
“Yes.”
“It’s a philosophical question. Is that ok?”
“Sure.”
“There’s a boy I fancy. Should I text him or e-mail him?”

In a similar vein, also from the skies:

“What do you do?”
“I’m a philosopher.”
“What are some of your sayings, then?”

1 comment:

  1. Do contemporary philosophers even have sayings? You'd think the quotable ones are the dead ones.

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