Sep 2, 2020
"Philosophy, astronomy, and politics were marked at zero," [FIVE]
Sherlock Holmes called Professor Moriarty "a genius, a
philosopher, and abstract thinker" in "The Final Problem." But what
did Holmes know about philosophy? According to Watson's initial
list titled Sherlock Holmes—His Limits, his knowledge
of philosophy was "Nil."
But Holmes called out a few philosophers by name, and had an
attitude that reflected a combination of traditional and modern
British philosophy. Join us to ponder this Trifle.
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Music credits
Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber OrchestraPublisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band
Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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