Opinion - Letters to the Editor   

Descartes letter

The interesting piece on Descartes letter (Op-Ed, June 24) has a fun title, full of philosophical potential. The original title in The Guardian International edition (online) reads “Descartes letter exists, therefore it is found by websurfer.” Your fine editing has made for a pithy realist / materialist statement. A properly positivist version of this title was used for a similar story in the New York Times of February 25 that read, “Descartes letter found, therefore it is.” Fine writing from three fine newspapers.

T. Jayaraman,

A theoretical physicist by training; Chairperson, Centre for Science, Technology and Society, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

Learning from tragedy
Bizarre indictment
The winners and losers of the Afghan war
G20 and the real economy: what's at stake
Crime, no punishment
Optimistic view of Africa's economies
Enforcing corporate responsibility
Corrections and Clarifications
Descartes letter
Tamil conference
Losing sleep

Copyright © 2010, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu