Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 11:46:05 -0700
From: hugh bone <hughbone-AT-worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Re: opening salvo


colin.wright3-AT-virgin.net wrote:
> 
> Is there any life left in this Lyotard group? 

Tiny heartbeats, faint and fluttery.
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Admitting that philosophers are persons who do not know what they are
talking about or whether what they say is true, suggest we develop a
plan of action through mutual  discussion and agreement.

1) Find and define a Lyotard problem we want to solve.

2) Define issues leading towards its solution.

3) Criteria to determine when the problem has been solved.

4) Explain any uncommon terms, references we use.

5) Do it.

As for Col or other newcomers/lurkers, three aspects of
Lyotards' "Le Difference" which I find interesting are:

1) Language seems to control humans, not vice-versa.

2) What we can say and cannot say determines justice.

3) The nature of powerful and seemingly universal
   human sentiments, such as "obligation", and the "social bond"?

Regards,
Hugh