a brief reminder

September 28th, 2005 | 1 min read

"There are too many know-nothings who believe that hot air and "philosophy" are the same. They're not. Not all lengthy and obtuse passages of prose are deep fresh-water lakes full of life-giving insight. They could just be muddy."

-Andrew Bailey, Ratiocination

Let us strive for writing that is clear, that at the same time does justice to the complexity of the real world.

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Philosophy

a brief reminder

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