Re: Philosophy (was: CPE: Corliss Lamont)

[Edward Cherlin <cherlin@NEWBIE.NET>]

la li.daniel.krakr. <lee@piclab.com> cusku di'e:

[discussion of ad hominem definitions snipped]

There's nothing preventing one from saying "the field
>of pointless discussion" (terzu'ecau tavla tadni), or using an
>attitudinal to say psychology/incredulity (menske.ianai) or a philospher
>kind of time wasting (tadnytadni cacra bo fesygau), but it should be
>expressed as such explicity.  Clarity is no less artful.

e'osai ko fanva "Christian Science" a "Scientology"

xrisosaske.i'anai ?
sasketadni.i'anai ?

e'osai ko fraxu mi lenu mi na djuno so'e lo rafsi

>I still like "tadnytadni".  Tadni emphasizes a studier in any field
>by any method or none, whereas saske emphasizes a body of knowledge
>based on some method, so things like theology are seltadni, and
>things like psychology are saske.

mi tugni .i le cmaci saske .i le jicmuscmaci seltadni

>I don't think the language should
>make any editorial judgments here, so things like accupuncture are
>still saske because they are a body of knowledge by a particular
>method, even if they happen to be quackery; and the study of education
>is a seltadni, because it doesn't imply a particular body of knowledge
>by any particular method.
>
>seltadni        field of study, academic subject (not necessarily
>                scientific or by any method at all amond students x2)
>cevtadni        theologian (of type/religion x2)
>tadnytadni      philosopher (x2 is particular philosophy)
>menske          psychology (by method x2)
>benske          neurology (by method x2)
>
>Of course, we could just say to hell with it and make them names,
>but I think these are useful and basic enough.

so'i lo cevtadni krici le cevske .i lo tarcijalgetadni.i'anai krici le
tarcijalgeske .i <etc.>

.i lo cevyzbaxriso na krici le jmivesaske

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