As we know, There are known knowns. There are things We know we know. We also know There are known unknowns. That is to say We know there are some things We do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns, The ones we don’t know We don’t know.
-- Donald Rumsfeld, Feb. 12, 2002, Department of Defense news briefing
I saw the Rumsfeld quote, immediately thought of that Zizek line and then instantly concluded no one at Less Wrong would like to hear from Slavoj Zizek. This must be the first time a continental philosopher has received upvotes here. I’m fascinated.
He noticed the blatantly missing corner in the field of possibilities and replied to it intelligibly. I have no idea what a continental philosopher is, much less who Zizek is, but the quote is appropriate.
-- Donald Rumsfeld, Feb. 12, 2002, Department of Defense news briefing
-- Slavoj Žižek @ Google
I saw the Rumsfeld quote, immediately thought of that Zizek line and then instantly concluded no one at Less Wrong would like to hear from Slavoj Zizek. This must be the first time a continental philosopher has received upvotes here. I’m fascinated.
He noticed the blatantly missing corner in the field of possibilities and replied to it intelligibly. I have no idea what a continental philosopher is, much less who Zizek is, but the quote is appropriate.
Did no one check out the video?
I didn’t—watching just now, as suggested by your comment, I bailed at the German type of toilet.