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Robert Carnegie  
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 More options Jul 9 2012, 6:33 pm
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From: Robert Carnegie <rja.carne...@excite.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 15:33:03 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Mon, Jul 9 2012 6:33 pm
Subject: Re: Quoting pTerry in academic papers, assignments, discussions etc.
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On Monday, July 9, 2012 4:35:40 PM UTC+1, Marie wrote:
> Hi all,

> You probably won&#39;t know me because I haven&#39;t been active/reading this group for several years but a recent pang of homesickness for the group led me back :)

> Anyway, I&#39;d love to know if any of you have ever quoted pTerry in academic writing or came across some good examples of this? I myself have quoted him a couple of times in some writing as part of an MSc in science communication. I believe I also used Granny Weatherwax&#39;s quotes while describing concepts of morality for a class on philosophical perspectives on science. The bits where she accepts a balance in the universe; a life cannot just be saved - Death insists on a cow&#39;s life in exchange for a baby&#39;s. I always though that was quite deep IMHO.

Which book is that?

The case that I remember is where a pregnant
farmer's wife is injured by a cow: Granny
saves the woman,the baby dies - she could
(probably) have done it the other way around -
Granny gives an order that the cow isn't to
be punished.  Not to Death, but to the husband.
They're poor and they will need the cow.

I'm not sure which book /that/ is, now.

But there isn't usually a spare cow...


 
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