http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/11/that-sort-of-time/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:06:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/11/that-sort-of-time/#comment-81564 New Installation - Asymptotia Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:55:19 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/11/that-sort-of-time/#comment-81564 [...] For the record, fact that I thought that it was a good speech has nothing to do with the fact that he actually mentioned that conversation of last week I mentioned in an earlier post - the one involving some friends and colleagues from the English department, myself, and him… The most promising thing of all, in my opinion, was the fact that he had at the core of his speech the idea of the value of seeking knowledge for its own sake. He did a very good exploration of the various uses of the word “wonder” to make his point rather nicely. [...] [...] For the record, fact that I thought that it was a good speech has nothing to do with the fact that he actually mentioned that conversation of last week I mentioned in an earlier post - the one involving some friends and colleagues from the English department, myself, and him… The most promising thing of all, in my opinion, was the fact that he had at the core of his speech the idea of the value of seeking knowledge for its own sake. He did a very good exploration of the various uses of the word “wonder” to make his point rather nicely. [...]

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