International Philosophy Football

[Theatre of Trees]

Nobby Hegel v Chopper Socrates

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Definitely offside though.

 

[Scotty Mac]

think the germans can feel hard done by there

 

[Kenneth Wattle]

Only one goal in it - the second leg finished ii - iv

 

[Buzzer]

Same old Germans - always cheating. Wittgenstein and Marx were both Austrian and technically could have played for England by virtue of residency.

Surely, the logical choice would have been Gottlieb Frege up front (logic - get it?). Then again, what would he made of the team of players not in teams? Bertrand Russell danced rings around him with this in a memorable clash, as I recall.

 

[Gwylan]

Same old Germans - always cheating. Wittgenstein and Marx were both Austrian and technically could have played for England by virtue of residency.

Surely, the logical choice would have been Gottlieb Frege up front (logic - get it?). Then again, what would he made of the team of players not in teams? Bertrand Russell danced rings around him with this in a memorable clash, as I recall.

Not quite true. Marx was a German - he was born in Trier...but he could have played for England.

And it's not quite true to say that Russell rang rings round him. It's true that Russell's Paradox punched a hole in his theorems but his work on numbers was ground-breaking and Russell himself acknowledged his massive contribution to logic and arithmetic.

(full marks for knowing Frege though, I bet this is the only NSC thread where he's got a mention. I did my thesis on him - a much neglected philosopher)

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Where was Engels?

He was a great player when he was at Manchester City.