[Sigia-l] long copy vs short copy
Boniface Lau
boniface_lau at compuserve.com
Thu Nov 11 22:19:45 EST 2004
> From: Eric Scheid
>
> On 12/11/04 1:55 PM, "Boniface Lau"
> <boniface_lau at compuserve.com> wrote:
>
> > Thus, a "philosophical question" is a question "of, relating to,
> > or based on a system of philosophy."
>
> right, sure ... and a "pragmatic question" is one that explores the
> philosophical viewpoint of pragmatism, and not one which seeks a
> practical result over a theoretical one.
>
> similarly, the question "what did you have for lunch?" might be
> considered to be a "rude question", even though it asks nothing
> about the nature of rudeness itself.
Not sure of what you were trying to say. Care to be direct and
specific about whatever point you were trying to make?
Boniface
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