Farrukh Dhondy | Why we need to ‘tolerate’ all those who have contrary views
Published : Dec 12, 2020, 8:38 am IST
Updated : Dec 12, 2020, 8:38 am IST
If language is the avatar of thought, then ideas, propositions and proofs are the recipes in the avatar’s cookbook
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That burns the buds of spring?
In which viruses survive?
It’s good to be alive!”
From
Great Expectorations by Bachchoo
Philosophy quibbles over words? If language is the avatar of thought, then ideas, propositions and proofs are the recipes in the avatar’s cookbook. No, not cardamom pods, but cinnamon sticks? Not “ambiguity” but “ambivalence”. “Generalisation” is the foundation of science, “generality” the enemy of it. And thus, we philosophers (
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book, and the film won the academy award. and yet she never wrote another book. what did you learn about harper lee and her reasons? well, i was fortunate enough to get great access to two very close friends of her. a new york city couple who gave their friend, harper lee, money. they remain very, very close dear friends to this day. the other person i was also very privileged and fortunate to talk to was alice finch, harper lee s older sister. alice is one of the first women in alabama who was ever admitted to the bar. she at 99 she s the oldest practicing attorney in the state. she continues to practice every day, and she hopes to celebrate her 100th birthday in september at her law desk. she was quite a character and told me quite a bit about how the lee girls were raised. and her answer to that question is, she quoted her sister saying, she couldn t top what she had done. she had nowhere to go but down. and i think the combination of this kind of overwhelming thing, t
book, and the film won the academy award. and yet she never wrote another book. what did you learn about harper lee and her reasons? well, i was fortunate enough to get great access to two very close friends of her. a new york city couple who gave their friend, harper lee, money. they remain very, very close dear friends to this day. the other person i was also very privileged and fortunate to talk to was alice finch, harper lee s older sister. alice is one of the first women in alabama who was ever admitted to the bar. she at 99 she s the oldest practicing attorney in the state. she continues to practice every day, and she hopes to celebrate her 100th birthday in september at her law desk. she was quite a character and told me quite a bit about how the lee girls were raised. and her answer to that question is, she quoted her sister saying, she couldn t top what she had done. she had nowhere to go but down. and i think the combination of this kind of overwhelming thing, t
about harper lee. i know she never wrote another book. it was a pulitzer prize-winning book, and the film won the academy award. and yet she never wrote another book. what did you learn about harper lee and her reasons? well, i was fortunate enough to get great access to two very close friends of her. a new york city couple who gave their friend, harper lee, money. they remain very, very close dear friends to this day. the other person i was also very privileged and fortunate to talk to was alice finch, harper lee s older sister. alice is one of the first women in alabama who was ever admitted to the bar. she at 99 she s the oldest practicing attorney in the state. she continues to practice every day, and she hopes to celebrate her 100th birthday in september at her law desk. she was quite a character and told me quite a bit about how the lee girls were raised. and her answer to that question is, she quoted her sister saying, she couldn t top what she had done. she had