tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461877683675177162.post5833238520797709070..comments2023-10-27T03:22:49.365-04:00Comments on Avert Your Eye: David Brooks, Kerosene FirefighterTeleprompterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13014919684351529479noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461877683675177162.post-32348451474156140262009-04-09T14:25:00.000-04:002009-04-09T14:25:00.000-04:00Teleprompter, you (and of course, David Brooks, to...Teleprompter, you (and of course, David Brooks, too) forgot to look at one issue--agreed, majority of people allow emotions to interfere with the process of drawing conclusions, but Socrates was great (philosopher) only because he did NOT do that!<BR/><BR/>This is one point that'd have made your argument even stronger. To reinforce what you said, Socrates learnt to circumvent emotions with logic--and not the other way round.<BR/><BR/>Rest all has been ably put by you in perspective.<BR/><BR/>TC.Ketanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622410643454108685noreply@blogger.com