In einer eMail vom 26.06.00 20:51:24 (MEZ) - Mitteleurop. Sommerzeit schreibt Muchasmasgracias at cs.com: << Well, why are philosophers so important anyways? I mean other than for cocktail party chatter... >> A good question! But you can ask in the same way why writers like Pynchon are so important, and why this list actually exists... kwp