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To: Rambi who wrote (72315)8/12/2003 9:25:30 AM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 82486
 
"Knowing thyself" was not taken by Socrates to mean "know onesself in one's empirical individuality", but rather "know one's nature as a human being", which can only be done by one's mind. The gut has its place, though, I admit......



To: Rambi who wrote (72315)8/12/2003 11:16:35 AM
From: The Philosopher  Respond to of 82486
 
Why would you WANT to make a purse out of an ear.

I read somewhere that some students at some university or lab or somethimg (you can see how definite a memory this is!) actually did make a purse out of a sow's ear, or actually out of several -- they apparently found a way to make thread or yarn out of the cartilege of the ear and wove it into a purse. Just the sort of thing that young people with talent and way too much time on their hands would think of doing!


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