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Famous Philosopher facial reconstruction? (Say that 3 times real fast)
If first you don't succeed, hide all evidence you ever tried!
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Marc Clifton wrote: Can you guess what my next article is going to be about?
Whatever it is, please, please, please don't use constructs like this:
Quote: In contrast to Kant's view, object-oriented philosophers maintain that objects ... are not ontologically exhausted by their relations with humans or other objects.
Since 'ontological' means "relating to or based upon being or existence", it makes no sense. Some Wikipedia writers are far too full of themselves...
PS - your link[^] is broken.
modified 22-Jun-14 14:02pm.
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David O'Neil wrote: Since 'ontological' means "relating to or based upon being or existence", it makes no sense.
I noticed that. In fact, I'm struggling with the correct usage of the word myself for exactly that reason -- it's such a higher order concept, a phrase like "The ontology of meaning" seems both redundant and wrong at the same time.
Marc
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I strongly recommend ditching the word entirely. The sentence I quoted would read much better as:
"In contrast to Kant's view, object-oriented philosophers maintain that the reality of objects observed in our physical world ... does not depend on their relations with humans or other objects."
Even that is not easy to grok, but at least the common man might have a chance of understanding the outlook. And I might bold 'the reality', because that is the important point.
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PS - I believe the correct usage in your case would be, "The meaning, when viewed ontologically, is ..." (if that is the correct spelling for the obfuscatory word).
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Natural Language Processing[^] 
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
I would agree with you but then we both would be wrong.
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
I'm on-line therefore I am.
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One week and 23.5 hours (to be exact) left until I get to join the world's biggest boy scout group, also reffered to as the Swiss army. Spent the last days walking in my boots, resulting in a burstened blister at my right heel. But I'm getting used to it, and not really givin' a f@ck about it. No chance of getting anything done these days, just playing couch potato and getting a packet for a friend ready.
The console is a black place
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Marco Bertschi wrote: walking in my boots
Next ask questions in CP. Me for instance - as a veteran soldier - can tell you that driving over it with your car do the exact same effect - soft boots - without any leg problems... 
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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They got steel tops, so I guess driving over them with a car would just minimize the shoes size
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Marco Bertschi wrote: steel tops
How you supposed to move with such a thing? Awful!!!
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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Move? We run
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Run? Do you mean fly?!
(I just keep posting you to help spend your last week usefully )
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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... and distract me from Springlog (which ain't bad either).
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