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>What i defended was his use of the social science literature in a
>responsible way, against criticisms on the part of those who don't
>understand ethnography or its aims, let alone understand the limitations of
>ethnography and how best to go about critiquing ethnographic research.
>There is _plenty_ to critique in his work on that ground, but to criticize
>it against a positivist model of research is not particularly appropriate,
>especially in an absence of any understanding of the wider literature
>within which Wolfe's work was being done. >I do NOT defend his political
>views.
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As you know, I don't defend Posner's political views either, just his pragmatist method, his learning, wit,a nd insight, as well as his judicial chops. I defer to you on ethnography (as on so many things): I wouldn't pretend to know the first thing about it. Hope all is well.
jks
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