Sidney Morgenbesser, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sidney Morgenbesser

American philosopher

Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1921

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 01-Aug-2004

Profession: philosopher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Sidney Morgenbesser (22 September 1921 – 1 August 2004) was a philosopher and professor at Columbia University.
He wrote little but is remembered by many for his philosophical witticisms.
One of the best known anecdotes has J.
L.
Austin claiming that, although a double negative often implies a positive meaning (as is the case with "he is not unlike his sister"), there is no language in which a double positive implies a negative.
To which Morgenbesser retorts: "Yeah, yeah." Another concerns Heidegger's "Why is there something rather than nothing?" To this Morgenbesser's proposed response was: "And if there were nothing? You'd still be complaining!"