Showing posts with label philosophy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label philosophy. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

On the Question of Being

An earnest young freshman: "We can know what something is without it actually existing. We know what a vampire is -- but vampires don't exist. Edward Cullen doesn't exist."
Equally earnest philosophy professor: "What?"

In similar news, seminar class this evening yielded a fruitful debate on the merits of Viennese vs. Turkish coffee.