AtD, naming

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I meant that I started the Wittgenstein part of the thread. I ought to have 
written "which is where I began." Limiting the thread to W. was not my 
intent, and I don't think I can fairly be accused of doing so. It simply 
seems to me one of many interesting, and rich, topics vis a vis TRP, and 
more so since we know TRP was influenced by W. Naming in the Tractatus is 
important for TRP, particularly in V., and I think the theme runs 
throughout.

It is quite true that you and others have ranged more widely than I have and 
the discussion is far better for it. Apparently I have stepped on your toes, 
and possibly other people's toes as well. I did not mean to, nor did I do it 
from a brazen lack of care.

Page


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Morris" <fqmorris at gmail.com>
To: "Page" <page at quesnelbc.com>
Cc: "Bryan Snyder" <wilsonistrey at gmail.com>; "Ian Livingston" 
<igrlivingston at gmail.com>; <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 2:17 PM
Subject: Re: AtD, naming


> No, we didn't start this "naming" thread with Wittgenstein.  You
> brought that to the table.
>
> This thread started when Bekah asked:  "Is there something about
> naming or not naming that's important?"  Mark then mentioned Genesis.
> You brought up metaphors.  Then you brought up Tractatus.  Only you
> have tried to limit this thread to the Tractatus (but even you admit
> at the start that Pynchon is not "copying" the ideas of the
> Tractatus).  Others, including me, have bee much more liberal in our
> rangings.
>
> David Morris
>
> On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 7:58 PM, Page <page at quesnelbc.com> wrote:
>> I must respectfully disagree about what can be said and what cannot be 
>> said. In the Wittgensteinian sense (which is where we started), there are 
>> many things which cannot be said.
>


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