59th Resolution

  President Christman read the following Resolution of Gratitude, which was accepted by acclamation.

  Resolution of Gratitude - 59th Meeting of the Virginia Philosophical Association

  The Virginia Philosophical Association, assembled on the campus of Christopher Newport University on October 30th and 31st, 1998 endorse the following resolution, and directs the secretary to dispatch it promptly to the University through its Provost, Robert Doane, and the chair of its Philosophy Department, George Teschler:

  WHEREAS, the warm and gracious hospitality manifests the good effects of seeing intellect and body to be in harmony, knowing from Aristotle that intelligent people may be soft-skinned but are not thin-skinned,

  AND WHEREAS, in speaking and discussing philosophy we were aware of each others' minds despite it being the case that upon acting God, perhaps aided by a certain Dr. Green, caused us to simultaneously perceive said discussion,

  AND WHEREAS, we knew ourselves to be non-fictional centers of narrative gravity, despite realizing the glaring absence of one of our members, the average philosopher,

  AND WHEREAS, in making reference to said hospitality we successfully communicated about the same hospitality since we, while doing, at least during reception times, shared the same M&N's (or were those M&Ms?),

  AND WHEREAS, we may conclude that our activity can be described as a narrative, though it being unclear whether it is fictional or non-fictional, and whether its author is best thought of as Homer, Daniel Dennett, or Luigi Pirandello,

  Be it therefore resolved that the Virginia Philosophical Association expresses its appreciation to Christopher Newport University and the faculty of the Department of Philosophy for their generous hospitality in hosting the Association's 59th meeting.