One quiz at a time

AW77 · Post by **AW77** » 12:05 Sun 25 May 2014

Yes, it's asparagus (with melted butter).
Owen, I'm glad that you got me off the hook as "accidental quizmaster".

It's your turn now.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 12:14 Sun 25 May 2014

Passing over why this is such a suspiciously short question, if it was anyone but Andre I would question and probe.

My question is of philosophers and may hang around unloved for that reason.

Who was the author of the book that I relegated to the attic last week on the grounds that I had been looking at it for nearly 2 years without opening it?

As a special offer if after guessing the author you then go on to guess the title of the book the role of quizmaster will revert to me.

Post by **DRT** » 12:26 Sun 25 May 2014

Pliny the Elder (Naturalis Historia)?

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 12:31 Sun 25 May 2014

DRT wrote:Pliny the Elder (Naturalis Historia)?

An excellent suggestion from Derek the Dry, Daniel would no doubt take the money and run but, no not Pliny, someone rather more recent.

AW77 · Post by **AW77** » 12:34 Sun 25 May 2014

Boethius (De consolatione philosophiae)

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 12:37 Sun 25 May 2014

No Andre, not Boethius, I like the cut of his jib though. It was one of your compatriots, not that this narrows the field much as they all seem to be.

AW77 · Post by **AW77** » 12:42 Sun 25 May 2014

As it is not my turn, I would like to amuse with a little interlude and refer to Monty Python's "Philosopher Football":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2gJamguN04

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 12:50 Sun 25 May 2014

That did make me hoot Andre.

Post by **DRT** » 12:54 Sun 25 May 2014

Karl Marx (Das Kapital)?

Post by **flash_uk** » 13:00 Sun 25 May 2014

Asparagus

Post by **DRT** » 13:06 Sun 25 May 2014

Wolfgang Starz {a.k.a. WS1} (die Philosophie des Dekantieren "Au Douze")?

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 13:12 Sun 25 May 2014

DRT wrote:Karl Marx (Das Kapital)?

no

flash_uk wrote:Asparagus

If you can't play sensibly I'll call your mother to take you home

DRT wrote:Wolfgang Starz {a.k.a. WS1} (die Philosophie des Dekantieren "Au Douze")?

Wow, is this for real? No but I'm intrigued.

Post by **jdaw1** » 13:55 Sun 25 May 2014

LGTrotter wrote:Derek the Dry

Much chuckling here. DtD indeed.

Post by **DRT** » 14:05 Sun 25 May 2014

jdaw1 wrote:
LGTrotter wrote:Derek the Dry
Much chuckling here. DtD indeed.

But soon it will be Derek the Slim

mpij · Post by **mpij** » 15:05 Sun 25 May 2014

Hagel.

Post by **DRT** » 15:28 Sun 25 May 2014

Immanuel Kant (Kritik der reinen Vernunft)?

AW77 · Post by **AW77** » 16:42 Sun 25 May 2014

Adorno?

Post by **DRT** » 17:17 Sun 25 May 2014

Ludwig Wittgenstein (Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus)?

mpij · Post by **mpij** » 17:24 Sun 25 May 2014

Antonio Gramsci.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 17:29 Sun 25 May 2014

Oh please. The answer is obviously Martin Heidegger. Antonio Gramsci wasn't even German.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 18:05 Sun 25 May 2014

Sorry for the delay, Internet playing up, I think the wick in the engine went out.

No correct answer yet, Heidegger was on the opposing side in terms of his german-ness during the thirties.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 18:10 Sun 25 May 2014

LGTrotter wrote:Sorry for the delay, Internet playing up, I think the wick in the engine went out.

No correct answer yet, Heidegger was on the opposing side in terms of his german-ness during the thirties.

Oh in that case it's the great big book by.. oh, not my turn..

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 18:21 Sun 25 May 2014

It's a slimmish volume FYI. And all the guesses beginning with 'H' have set my pulses racing. But haven't been right, yet.

*prepares for no more guesses beginning with 'H'*

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 18:30 Sun 25 May 2014

LGTrotter wrote:It's a slimmish volume FYI. And all the guesses beginning with 'H' have set my pulses racing. But haven't been right, yet.

*prepares for no more guesses beginning with 'H'*

Well in that case.. Could someone guess please?

Post by **DRT** » 18:52 Sun 25 May 2014

Adolf Hitler?

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 19:03 Sun 25 May 2014

Jürgen Habermas. I presume it was The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere. Really not such a terrifying read.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 19:11 Sun 25 May 2014

Nope.

A bottle of 15 yo H+H Verdelho and the duchess of malfi. Lovely.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 19:18 Sun 25 May 2014

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 19:20 Sun 25 May 2014

djewesbury wrote:Gah.

I cannot divine your meaning.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 19:39 Sun 25 May 2014

LGTrotter wrote:
djewesbury wrote:Gah.
I cannot divine your meaning.

Should have read the book then shouldn't you.

AW77 · Post by **AW77** » 19:54 Sun 25 May 2014

Max Horkheimer?

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 19:57 Sun 25 May 2014

AW77 wrote:Max Horkheimer?

The Dialectic of Enlightenment? Rather you than me.

Post by **jdaw1** » 20:19 Sun 25 May 2014

Hans-Hermann Hoppe? (Democracy: The God That Failed.)

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 20:51 Sun 25 May 2014

AW77 wrote:Max Horkheimer?

No

jdaw1 wrote:Hans-Hermann Hoppe? (Democracy: The God That Failed.)

No.

Whoever knew there were so many German philosophers beginning with H.

Post by **DRT** » 20:53 Sun 25 May 2014

Wilhelm von Humboldt (Prüfung der Untersuchungen über die Urbewohner Hispaniens vermittelst der vaskischen Sprache)?

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 20:58 Sun 25 May 2014

Reddit. No.

CaliforniaBrad · Post by **CaliforniaBrad** » 21:13 Sun 25 May 2014

AW77 wrote:As it is not my turn, I would like to amuse with a little interlude and refer to Monty Python's "Philosopher Football":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2gJamguN04

Great clip

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CaliforniaBrad · Post by **CaliforniaBrad** » 21:21 Sun 25 May 2014

Husserl? (Pardon the spelling, if incorrect)

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djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 21:35 Sun 25 May 2014

Further clue required. You said that this was someone 'on the other side' to Heidegger in terms of his German-ness. Or did you say 'his'? Did you even say that the H was the surname? Perhaps it's Hannah Arendt? She was 'on the other side' of Heidegger philosophically, but also, for some time, in his bed.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 21:40 Sun 25 May 2014

CaliforniaBrad wrote:Husserl?

At last, my manumission. Thank-you. If you want to be off the hook of quizmaster the title of the book is needed.

Go on, you know you want to

AW77 · Post by **AW77** » 21:55 Sun 25 May 2014

As you guys seem to like my little amusements, here is another Monty Python clip related to philosophy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJkO-EKRVd0

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 21:59 Sun 25 May 2014

LGTrotter wrote:
CaliforniaBrad wrote:Husserl?
At last, my manumission. Thank-you. If you want to be off the hook of quizmaster the title of the book is needed.

Go on, you know you want to

Oh, it's the Phenomenology of Thingummyjig..

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 22:04 Sun 25 May 2014

AW77 wrote:As you guys seem to like my little amusements, here is another Monty Python clip related to philosophy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJkO-EKRVd0

Rule no. 6 was clearly inspired by the Cambridge University Tiddlywinks Club.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 22:15 Sun 25 May 2014

djewesbury wrote:
LGTrotter wrote:
CaliforniaBrad wrote:Husserl?
At last, my manumission. Thank-you. If you want to be off the hook of quizmaster the title of the book is needed.

Go on, you know you want to
Oh, it's the Phenomenology of Thingummyjig..

Exactly, well near enough for you to slip in a question if you want to.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 22:20 Sun 25 May 2014

LGTrotter wrote:
djewesbury wrote:
LGTrotter wrote:
CaliforniaBrad wrote:Husserl?
At last, my manumission. Thank-you. If you want to be off the hook of quizmaster the title of the book is needed.

Go on, you know you want to
Oh, it's the Phenomenology of Thingummyjig..
Exactly, well near enough for you to slip in a question if you want to.

*huzzah*
or should that be *huzzerl*

Post by **jdaw1** » 22:30 Sun 25 May 2014

djewesbury wrote:Rule no. 6 was clearly inspired by the Cambridge University Tiddlywinks Club.

seems to have copied, from the mentioned august institution, the rule “A quorum shall be the number present.”

CaliforniaBrad · Post by **CaliforniaBrad** » 23:16 Sun 25 May 2014

LGTrotter wrote:
CaliforniaBrad wrote:Husserl?
At last, my manumission. Thank-you. If you want to be off the hook of quizmaster the title of the book is needed.

Go on, you know you want to

I avoided trying the book as I do like posing the questions!

Hmmm a bit of thought is required. I'll pose one within the hour.

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CaliforniaBrad · Post by **CaliforniaBrad** » 02:02 Mon 26 May 2014

Here in the states, our election system is different than the parliamentary system. In areas where one party has clear dominance, there are meaningful primary elections to represent the party that function, essentially, as the actual election and get a lot of press.

In Idaho, they recently had a televised debate for the dominant party's primary race for the governor's seat at the head of state government. One candidate at the debate has run for president in the past and referenced this (including where he lived) during the debate. Who was it?

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Post by **DRT** » 06:34 Mon 26 May 2014

Arnold Schwarzenegger?

Post by **PhilW** » 06:42 Mon 26 May 2014

DRT wrote:Arnold Schwarzenegger?

Don't think it can be - don't Presidential candidates have to be US-born? Otherwise Arnie would probably have been president years ago.