Saturday, November 20, 2010

The Duck-Rabbit

Wittgenstein in his Investigations Philosophical
Brings up a figure quite zoological.











He asks what animal could this misfit be
A mallard facing left or a right facing bunny?

But Ludwig what if there are to be two
How can we know, what can we do?








Either this is a rabbit standing behind a ducks back,
Or a duck telling a rabbit how to save with Aflac.

Or rather a line of rabbits at the DMV,
Or a chorus of ducks singing slightly off key.

The problems persist if we keep on adding
From three to four the problem is maddening.



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And what happens when the heads are turned
Seriously Ludwig what have we learned?

Answer, your whole philosophical discourse
is just a prelude to the duck-head-horse.










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