Do you know where the milk is?
December 29, 2011
Yesterday we talked about Michael Dummett.
Here is Dummett recounting his first and only meeting with Ludwig Wittgenstein: “Do you know where the milk is?” (audio recording 1 minute 27 seconds)
Here is Dummett explaining the importance of Gottlob Frege. (audio recording 13 minutes 20 seconds)
(HT: Philosophy Bites)
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BLT 
brilliant: “and, of course, I didn’t know” says Dummett knowing by not knowing.
Needless to say, Dummett was a real character (and that’s why I love academia — so many characters here!)