From owner-cse584-sp07-list@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU Thu Jan 25 08:57:07 2007 for ; Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:57:07 -0500 (EST) for ; Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:56:57 -0500 (EST) 08:56:43 -0500 Delivered-To: cse584-sp07-list@listserv.buffalo.edu for ; Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:55:57 -0500 (EST) cse584-sp07-list@listserv.buffalo.edu; Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:55:57 -0500 (EST) X-UB-Relay: (castor.cse.buffalo.edu) X-PM-EL-Spam-Prob: : 7% Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:55:57 -0500 Reply-To: "William J. Rapaport" From: "William J. Rapaport" Subject: ON THE UNCOMPLETABILITY OF INQUIRY To: CSE584-SP07-LIST@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU List-Help: , List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Owner: List-Archive: X-UB-Relay: (castor.cse.buffalo.edu) X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SUBJ_ALL_CAPS X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.7 (2006-10-05) on ares.cse.buffalo.edu X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.88.6/2488/Thu Jan 25 04:57:17 2007 on ares.cse.buffalo.edu X-Virus-Status: Clean Recall that, when we were discussing the nature of philosophy, I suggested that "the more questions you answer, the more questions you can ask" (http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~rapaport/584/S07/whatisphil-essay.html). Here's an interesting quotation that makes the same point: "The outcome of any serious research can only be to make two questions grow where only one grew before." Thorstein Veblen US economist & social philosopher (1857 - 1929) http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/32057.html