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Peter Lipton: faithful philosopher of understanding without explanation.

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Comment by Ian C Dengler on December 6, 2013 at 12:37am: ah! you've solved the riddle! Rising sea levels! Water everywhere! Mists of Confusion! Global Tsunamis (the metaphorical kind as well)=> God's wrath.

Comment by Ian C Dengler on December 6, 2013 at 12:31am: He argues that understanding can exist in the absence of explanation (robotics; but this argument really depends on how much understanding). Peter Lipton (October 9, 1954 – November 25, 2007) was the Hans Rausing Professor and Head of the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge University, and a fellow of King's College, until his unexpected death in November 2007. According to his obituary he now goes about his business without any explanation at all.

Comment by Ian C Dengler on December 5, 2013 at 10:30pm: she's another of those philosophers I make stamps about

Comment by Ian C Dengler on December 5, 2013 at 9:28pm: everything is a riddle if you haven't decided to quit thinking.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on December 5, 2013 at 8:09pm: VMH:

As long as there is hot and cold water for a shower, and a cup of Lipton's tea after, surely no proof of Her existence is necessary?

ICD:

"oh yes another analytic philosophy posting?! they don't like historical sequences very much. She (that great 19th century novel) is a model of Darwinian physics. They do nice, anthropomorphic covers too."

VMH:
"I have some First Day covers. (Are there supposed to be 'riddles' in these stamps?)

Comment by Ian C Dengler on December 5, 2013 at 1:16pm: Alfred North Whitehead says that all philosophy is just a footnote to Plato, but it would be more appropriate to say that “all philosophy is just a footnote to the history of religions.” Frederic Spiegelberg, Introduction to Comparative Religions (1963) “Any act can become a religious act.” Mircea Eliade. There are those that divide religion from philosophy; indeed I took a questionnaire today organized by Helen De Cruz, which seems to presume that religion and philosophy are irremedially disparate. You can do the same at:
survey: attitudes and motivations of professional philosophers of religion
https://surveys.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_4UvmgvHInmoRgkR

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