Epistemological Hypotheses

Odyssesus:
Times are changing
It's amazing
Things moving very fast, old chap

Patroclus:
Views are aging
It's all fazing
How can we keep up?

Patroclus and Odysseus:
Let�s talk about philosophy
Let�s ponder every mystery
When all the world is chattering
How can we poor philosophers not talk?

Odysseus: (spoken)
Come on, now, Patroclus! Let�s have a little discourse. Say anything
you like, but be prepared to defend it.

Patroclus: (spoken)
Oh... very well...
(sung)
If dilemma ails you, when the cosmos fails you
Why complain about it?
Everything is fleeting
What�s the sense in keeping
Worried and troubled when the world is full of cheer?
(spoken)
There. That�s stoicism.

Odysseus: (spoken)
Stiff upper lip.

Patroclus: (spoken)
Strong and silent. Now it�s your turn.

Odysseus:
I am a creature of rational thought
Logic and deduction and sense are my lot.
(spoken)
And that�s called "Odysseusism"!

Patroclus and Odysseus:
Let�s talk about philosophy
Let�s ponder every mystery
When all the world is chattering
How can we poor philosophers not talk?

Patroclus: (spoken)
That wasn�t a real theory! That was just your own opinion!

Odysseus: (spoken)
What? Don�t I count as a real philosopher?

Patroclus: (spoken)
It wasn�t fair. Let�s start again.

Odysseus:
Down in Athens
Every question,
Every issue�s given thought, dear boy

Patroclus:
Men take lessons
Slaves and freedmen
How to think and not

Patroclus and Odysseus:
When all the world is chattering
How can we poor philosophers not talk?

Patroclus: (spoken)
Did you hear about the latest fashion back home?

Odysseus: (spoken)
No... what is it?

Patroclus: (spoken)
Cynicism!

Odysseus: (spoken)
Never heard of it. What is it?

Patroclus: (spoken)
I�m not sure, but I hear you get a free barrel and stick when you join their club.
(sung) Worldly things are useless
Hell-sent to seduce us
Cast off your treasures
Luxury is wicked; throw it out and love
With ardour the mighty Zeus and all the gods above
(spoken)
I think that�s the Cynical philosophy. What are you going to do?

Odysseus: (spoken)
Hedonism.

Odysseus and Patroclus: (spoken)
Eugh!

Odysseus:
Pleasure is foremost in all of our hearts
Drink and be merry �cause we all depart.

Patroclus and Odysseus:
Let�s talk about philosophy
Let�s ponder every mystery
When all the world is chattering
How can we poor philosophers not talk?