Isn't he though! The artist is really nice and wanted to meet you, but she left before I realised where you were. Maybe we can all meet up over bump-out?
The exhibition runs until the 12th; if you like Art Deco there's an *amazing* exhibition at the National Gallery on St Kilda Road, too. It's wonderful. I'm sure that patchworkkid would be happy to show you anywhere you wanted to go, too. I mean, I would, too, but I know he's looking forward to hanging out with you.:)
Conference is going to take most of my time, unfortunately. That and the fact that I really should start putting together at least the outline of the paper I want to present at NEXT year's conference (and next week will really the ideal time to do it).
Hopefully I'll get to do some ambling at lunch breaks and in the evenings. I'm going to have a good look at my timetable tomorrow.
Incredibly stunning. I adore it from the anime leg flares to the dandy ruffles. The subtlety of kali heads by her side (how can that *really* be subtle? :) and the exquisite detail of the bridle. Oh my!!! Congratulations on true invention.
I also like the fact that she's black in this stage of her life. Like all of us she has been born and lives, reflected in the eyes of the world. There's a philosophical idea by Nelson Goodman considering the value of induction. Inductively we learn to expect emeralds to be green, because in every previous perception, they've been green and we expect properties to be eternal. He points out that perhaps all emeralds are not green, but some are grue. What's grue? Something is grue if it is green up until the year 2020 and blue afterwards. Prior to 2020, no amount of induction could ever differentiate between grue and green emeralds, hence its limitation as a reasoning device. Your girl; she's a little bit grue. :)
It is dark. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.morgan303September 26 2008, 09:06:01 UTC
I am only just refraining from making jokes about whether or not you can be eaten by a grue prior to 1980.:P
But on a more serious note, dear Christ. Sometimes I think you need a degree in mathematics to understand analytical philosophy. That befuzzles me utterly. No wonder I seek comfort in continental philosophy. You're ludicrously clever to be able to understand all that.
Re: It is dark. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.qamarSeptember 26 2008, 11:56:54 UTC
That befuzzles me utterly.
My fault for poor explanation then!!! I've never had a conversation with you that lead to misunderstanding... so something's getting lost in the text. :)
All the above example is trying to point out is that we have expectations about reality and we impose our categories upon it. But, what if the underlying structures defy our intuitions and experience? The universe is so large, that it shouldn't be that surprising. H.P. Lovecraft would be onboard I suspect! The next question is, if reality was so different to what we think, then how could we ever uncover it? The grue example above is something beyond our means to measure until 2020. But, grue is just the beginning.
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How long will the exhibition run for?
Also: Wow.
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If you can make it in you'll be well-rewarded; it's full of lovely things.:)
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And I should be able to see this next week, right?
(I'll have to spend my weekend firing up Google Maps of Melbourne and working out where the hell I am and where I can get to...)
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The exhibition runs until the 12th; if you like Art Deco there's an *amazing* exhibition at the National Gallery on St Kilda Road, too. It's wonderful. I'm sure that patchworkkid would be happy to show you anywhere you wanted to go, too. I mean, I would, too, but I know he's looking forward to hanging out with you.:)
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Hopefully I'll get to do some ambling at lunch breaks and in the evenings. I'm going to have a good look at my timetable tomorrow.
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It's brilliant that you're coming down, though. I really look forward to meeting you!
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But on a more serious note, dear Christ. Sometimes I think you need a degree in mathematics to understand analytical philosophy. That befuzzles me utterly. No wonder I seek comfort in continental philosophy. You're ludicrously clever to be able to understand all that.
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My fault for poor explanation then!!! I've never had a conversation with you that lead to misunderstanding... so something's getting lost in the text. :)
All the above example is trying to point out is that we have expectations about reality and we impose our categories upon it. But, what if the underlying structures defy our intuitions and experience? The universe is so large, that it shouldn't be that surprising. H.P. Lovecraft would be onboard I suspect! The next question is, if reality was so different to what we think, then how could we ever uncover it? The grue example above is something beyond our means to measure until 2020. But, grue is just the beginning.
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