Three ears. No, six ears.
Three, but… No, six, er…Well, as far as each hare is concerned, it has two ears even although the picture has three hares and three ears. They perpetually chase each other round in a circle because there’s nowhere else for them to go.
And that’s about it really. No more pictures. Just yet.
Anyway, it seems we have a few minutes before today’s problem comes to a conclusion. We could always talk about the three hares a bit more. For example, what do they symbolise? They’re common on churches in some areas of England. The book suggests that they might represent the trivium of grammar, rhetoric and logic, or the Trinity. But I wouldn’t be surprised if they represent something that pre-dates Christianity, the meaning of which has been long since forgotten. Of course, it’s wrong to assume that this image couldn’t have been imagined anew in the Middle Ages since it’s not unique to Europe and thus not unique to a particular time either.
Actually, here’s a twist – the ears form an impossible triangle. Well, apparently we’ve only got thirty seconds left. The producer’s waving her hands frantically, telling me it’s time to thank my guests, the three hares and… Goodbye.
And that’s about it really. No more pictures. Just yet.
Anyway, it seems we have a few minutes before today’s problem comes to a conclusion. We could always talk about the three hares a bit more. For example, what do they symbolise? They’re common on churches in some areas of England. The book suggests that they might represent the trivium of grammar, rhetoric and logic, or the Trinity. But I wouldn’t be surprised if they represent something that pre-dates Christianity, the meaning of which has been long since forgotten. Of course, it’s wrong to assume that this image couldn’t have been imagined anew in the Middle Ages since it’s not unique to Europe and thus not unique to a particular time either.
Actually, here’s a twist – the ears form an impossible triangle. Well, apparently we’ve only got thirty seconds left. The producer’s waving her hands frantically, telling me it’s time to thank my guests, the three hares and… Goodbye.
Tomorrow we embark on twelve traditional philosophy problems. They might be brief, but I bet the answers are long.
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