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June 5, 2004
Bienvenidos Desert Landscapes
The joyful disease spreads. The University of Arizona grad students (and some faculty) have started up their blog, Desert Landscapes, here. (thanks to Brian Leiter for the link).
It's a clever name, which needs no explanation if you've read "On What There Is" and know anything about Arizona.
This reminds me of a story about Bill Alston (which I heard from another student, I wasn't in this particular class), who, while discussing Quine and ontology, said (in his very lovably crackling tones), "Who prefers desert landscapes? I want to live in a lush garden!" So, when choosing between sparse or profligate ontologies, the question is, Quine's desert, or, Alston's garden?
Posted by MarkSteen at June 5, 2004 10:59 AM