Re: deprogramming language

craig king (ck31@ukc.ac.uk)
Sat, 23 Oct 1999 02:39:34 +0100 

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deprogramming language

  Look, if you think repeated, careful readings of Saussure, Derrida, or =
Freud combined with a bit of high-minded introspection is going to tell =
you the exact nature of language, or whether thought precedes emotion, =
or whether the Whorfian hypothesis is true, or what are the capabilities =
of the unconscious mind, that's an unmistakable sign that it's time to =
put the sacred books down, slip out of the Academic compound when your =
thesis advisor has turned his back, and run like hell to the nearest =
investment bank or insurance company to plead for a job.=20
  -Sean=20



 bravo!=20

 craig


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deprogramming language
 
 
Look, if you think = repeated,=20 careful readings of Saussure, Derrida, or Freud combined with a bit of = high-minded introspection is going to tell you the exact nature of = language,=20 or whether thought precedes emotion, or whether the Whorfian = hypothesis is=20 true, or what are the capabilities of the unconscious mind, that's an=20 unmistakable sign that it's time to put the sacred books down, slip = out of the=20 Academic compound when your thesis advisor has turned his back, and = run like=20 hell to the nearest investment bank or insurance company to plead for = a job.=20

-Sean

 

 bravo!
 
 craig
 
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