Thursday, September 03, 2026

We must assume that Olson was Olson;
and Quine was Quine. Now, some Olsons
no doubt, pretend to be Quines,
occassionally moved and rarely reading,
but a Quine, out at the elbows, his
fly gaping, pretending to be an Olson?

Wednesday, September 02, 2026

Concepts are more or less intuitive.

Emotions are more
                                or less
                                         institutional.

Tuesday, September 01, 2026

Alt take

Poets struggle to be clear.

Philosophers eschew intensity.

Monday, August 31, 2026

Poets struggle to be clear.

Philosophers beseech intensity.

If you were emotionally precise about this
you would not be moved.
If you were conceptually precise about it
you could not be stilled.