New philosophical terms

[robinturner]

Überschafe

Someone who wants to be a Nietzschean übermensch but can't get beyond quoting Nietzsche

Pinkerton

A person (usually but not exclusively young and female) who espouses Pinker's theories on language and the mind more because of his good looks than their inherent validity

Generativist X

A Chomskyan who was left behind by recent developments in cognitive science and is still looking for the ultimate theory of Generative Grammar

Voodooist

A philosopher of consciousness with an unhealthy interest in zombies

Rigor Mortis

The result of studying too much analytical philosophy

Going Postal

The result of too much postmodernism, post-structuralism or other post-philosophies

Comments

[evan.livejournal.com]

http://images.google.com/images?q=pinker+mit

[alsoname.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

*I* don't think he's all that! Then again, I think Robin just has a thing for hunky men with big hair. He swoons over David Chalmers, too.

[solri.livejournal.com]

So? If Bill Clinton has a thing for big hair (as Michael Moore pointed out) why can't I.

There again, it could be the voice of my inner Nietzschean, who is enthralled by the "blonde beast". Or maybe my alter-ego Terri is taking over (but I suppose she'd think Pinker was terribly old).

[alsoname.livejournal.com]

Hey, I wasn't judging, just pointing out something that was apparent!

It's your alter ego combining with your main ego!

[solri.livejournal.com]

FYI Solri, I am sooo not into Steven Pinker. Sure he's old - I mean he even has GRAY HAIRS ferchrissake - but that's not the point. Old people should look their age, like Giles in BtVS, not grow their hair long and act like they understand music and snowboarding and stuff. It's like that icky Mick Jaeger - he thinks that just coz he played in some band back in the Cold War, he knows about rock music - he should listen to Avril Lavigne.