O the language of the thesis! <br />O the octopus of Academe! <br /> <br />‘As I argued in my previous book, <br />‘Some definitions of ‘definition’ in contemporary philosophy’ – <br />an argument which I hope to pursue <br />in a following volume, (and I quote) : <br />‘to define what we mean by ‘definition’ <br />we must first consider <br />the nature of definition: <br />can it be itself defined? Is <br />its definition itself a retreat <br />from what definition defines? …’ <br /> <br />and the wood of academic chairs <br />creaking as a lecture ends, <br />from which once the young sap rose <br />like the hope of definition <br />dries, decays and dessicates.<br /><br />Michael Shepherd<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/theses-faeces-syntheses/
