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So, it was not seen as an achievement at all! I don't get that interpretation from that quote at all. To me, the quote is about contrasting the speaker's subje
by kleiba 14y ago
So, it was not seen as an achievement at all!
I don't get that interpretation from that quote at all. To me, the quote is about contrasting the speaker's subjective view with a more objective "standard" requirement for a PhD degree. It's basically saying: "To me, his work as that of a genius. But YMMV. However, even if you don't want to go quite that far, you'll certainly admit that it's great and fulfills the requirements for a PhD."
Not being the work of a genius does not necessarily mean that it's not an achievement.
- fluidcruft 14y agoI think it's more along the lines of: the degree itself is a insignificant and unworthy of his work. It's like giving him a Kindergarten gold star sticker. Which says something about the quality of his work, or of other degree holders, or both.
- mturmon 14y agoDisagree. The quote reflects this observation: Just because the thesis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tractatus_Logico-Philosophicus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tractatus_Logico-Philosophicus) exceeds the requirements for the degree, does not make the degree insignificant.