Ah, I'm always getting told off for over-quoting. In any case, the second
part of the Wiki entry is a case in point re the previous discussion. I
quote verbatim (or rather, I cut and paste):
"Epoché played an interesting role in the Pyrrhonism philosophy of Pyrrho.
After establishing that we do not know anything, the preffered route of
action maybe Epoché of absent from maknign decision and taking actions. This
is a result of beleiving that we do not know, and therefore, we ahve no
rational to chose one way of action of another."
From OED, there would seem to be an etymological relationship between epoch
and epoché. The greek characters don't paste, but there's enough left to get
the sense, I hope.
epoch: epocha, ad. Gr. stoppage, station, position (of a planet), fixed
point of time, f. to arrest, stop, take up a position, f. + to hold. Cf.
Fr. époque, It. epoca
epoché: Gr. suspension of judgement, f. to cease, suspend judgement
P
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Poetryetc provides a venue for a dialogue relating to
> poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of MC Ward
> Sent: 27 February 2007 02:07
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Constructivist Poetics (was Re: methadone)
>
> Droll, very droll, as Fred Flintstone used to say.
>
> How about you telling us what Wiki said? I'm not at all sure
> that 'epoch" and "epoche" are related, but I'd be interested to know
>
> Thanks, I think...
>
> Candice.
>
>
>
> --- Peter Cudmore <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > You mean you didn't look on Wikipedia?
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epoch%C3%A9
> >
> > ;)
> >
> > P
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Poetryetc provides a venue for a dialogue
> > relating to
> > > poetry and poetics
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> > > Behalf Of MC Ward
> > > Sent: 27 February 2007 01:22
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Re: Constructivist Poetics (was Re:
> > methadone)
> > >
> > > Christopher, can you enlighten us re "epoche"?
> > I've looked in
> > > both my French dictionary and Webster's. The
> > French
> > > dictionary had nothing, while Webster's had this
> > spelling:
> > > "epoch," as well as "epochal."
> > > Sorry to be so ignorant and hope the query won't
> > be _too_ annoying,
> >
>
>
>
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