November 12, 2005
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State of Grace
On this date in 1929,
Grace Kelly was born.
Enough —
the first Abode
On the familiar Road
Galloped in Dreams –
– Emily Dickinson
“Nonbeing must in some sense be, otherwise what is it that there is not? This tangled doctrine might be nicknamed Plato’s beard;
historically it has proved tough, frequently dulling the edge of
Occam’s razor…. I have dwelt at length on the inconvenience of
putting up with it. It is time to think about taking steps.”
– Willard Van Orman Quine, 1948, “On What There Is,” reprinted in From a Logical Point of View, Harvard University Press, 1980“Item: Friar Guillaume’s razor
ne’er shaved the barber,
it is much too dull.”– Robert A. Heinlein
Glory RoadRelated material:
Plato, Pegasus, and
the Evening Star
