Requesat in pace
TNF is dead.
Although the decision will come as no surprise to those of you who read this journal, since it's been in effect for a couple weeks now, the Tuesday Nite "Fites" are no more. They may return one day, but not any time soon. Rest assured that the discussion was long, excruciating, and heartbreaking, and basically came down to the fact that the Archons could not continue unless the Fites were compromised, and compromising the Fites would be far worse than having none at all. When you go out, go out strong.
In memoriam (and partially in celebration of the fact that I've found my notebook, or more properly Kate found my notebook), I'm going to post the Primary "Fite" Theorems, culled from the magical mix of tradition-out-of-coincidence and hardcore reason that was TNF's unique claim on philosophy. I'll list them in order of importance, even though they were written as they occured to me, and later out of careful consideration with other hardcore Fiters. Hopefully, this will ensure that the legend will not die - and perhaps, in the far future, that some bright young philosophers will resurrect "the people's philosophical voice".
The Primary Voting Theorem:
DO WHAT YOU DO, BUT THINK IT THROUGH.
The Primary "Fite" Theorem:
All fites boil down to
Flavor v. Tradition; or
SUPERIOR v. PRIOR
First Corollary: People will not consistently vote for Prior or Superior.
Second Corollary: Fites that move farther from the Prior-Superior dichotomy are proportionately more interesting.
The Pointless Romanticism Theorem:
Almost all off-campus voters (and most underclassmen) will always vote for romantic bullshit.
IT'S NOT A FUCKING CANDY SHOPPE.
The Alex Claxton Corollary: FIRST PRINCIPLE of ROCK.
The Ordinal Fite Theorem:
1st: TITLE (in caps)
2nd: The 2-Hole
3rd: Brian Jones Fite
4th: Seminar Fite
Although the decision will come as no surprise to those of you who read this journal, since it's been in effect for a couple weeks now, the Tuesday Nite "Fites" are no more. They may return one day, but not any time soon. Rest assured that the discussion was long, excruciating, and heartbreaking, and basically came down to the fact that the Archons could not continue unless the Fites were compromised, and compromising the Fites would be far worse than having none at all. When you go out, go out strong.
In memoriam (and partially in celebration of the fact that I've found my notebook, or more properly Kate found my notebook), I'm going to post the Primary "Fite" Theorems, culled from the magical mix of tradition-out-of-coincidence and hardcore reason that was TNF's unique claim on philosophy. I'll list them in order of importance, even though they were written as they occured to me, and later out of careful consideration with other hardcore Fiters. Hopefully, this will ensure that the legend will not die - and perhaps, in the far future, that some bright young philosophers will resurrect "the people's philosophical voice".
The Primary Voting Theorem:
DO WHAT YOU DO, BUT THINK IT THROUGH.
The Primary "Fite" Theorem:
All fites boil down to
Flavor v. Tradition; or
SUPERIOR v. PRIOR
First Corollary: People will not consistently vote for Prior or Superior.
Second Corollary: Fites that move farther from the Prior-Superior dichotomy are proportionately more interesting.
The Pointless Romanticism Theorem:
Almost all off-campus voters (and most underclassmen) will always vote for romantic bullshit.
IT'S NOT A FUCKING CANDY SHOPPE.
The Alex Claxton Corollary: FIRST PRINCIPLE of ROCK.
The Ordinal Fite Theorem:
1st: TITLE (in caps)
2nd: The 2-Hole
3rd: Brian Jones Fite
4th: Seminar Fite