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Re: Dissertation abstract: M.A. Antonicheva "The Limits of
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[EDNOTE. I'd apologize for forwarding the post without correcting the
subject line, but I'm glad it stimulated this response from George
Shimanovich. :) SES]
I like the unintentional but apt mistranslation on the subject line and
revealing reference in the abstract to Freud, exemplifying
"philosophical over-comprehension of category of reality".
While acknowledging VN's statement that "reality" exists in quotes only
(and as such has no man-made limits) we, inquisitive readers, are
certainly free to parse prose of that untamable author to put our limits
on R-a-a-lity, on meta-level (as defined by Dolinin) that is. As someone
(and where?) said, it is the commentator who has the last word.
Some will argue, in not a shady way, that the last word belongs to the
reader. You see, spoofs work both ways.
- George
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subject line, but I'm glad it stimulated this response from George
Shimanovich. :) SES]
I like the unintentional but apt mistranslation on the subject line and
revealing reference in the abstract to Freud, exemplifying
"philosophical over-comprehension of category of reality".
While acknowledging VN's statement that "reality" exists in quotes only
(and as such has no man-made limits) we, inquisitive readers, are
certainly free to parse prose of that untamable author to put our limits
on R-a-a-lity, on meta-level (as defined by Dolinin) that is. As someone
(and where?) said, it is the commentator who has the last word.
Some will argue, in not a shady way, that the last word belongs to the
reader. You see, spoofs work both ways.
- George
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