Nov 152005
Heh: Here’s how not to interview for an academic position. I was particularly amused by this story about a candidate for a position in the English and philosophy department:
One man illustrated proper logic with this syllogism:All men are mortal.
Socrates is mortal.
Therefore, Socrates is a man.I raised my hand. “Birds are mortal too, aren’t they?” I asked, hoping he would correct his error.
“Yes,” our teacher agreed.
“So Socrates could be a bird?”
He smiled benignly. “No. Socrates doesn’t have feathers.”
Who says logic can’t be uproarious funny?!?
