[lbo-talk] The postmodern prince

Jon Johanning jjohanning at igc.org
Fri Dec 5 06:52:38 PST 2003


On Friday, December 5, 2003, at 07:55 AM, kelley at pulpculture.org wrote:


> It is supposed to be about the arguments, not about the people.
> Someone who's written for 50 years in philosophy doesn't automatically
> have a better argument than someone with 2. As for trashing, grow some
> hair: criticism isn't trashing.

An excellent summary of the essential fruits one is supposed to derive from an expensive and supposedly effective "higher education." It always surprises me that so many people have been through this experience without gaining this wisdom, but I suppose I shouldn't be.

Jon Johanning // jjohanning at igc.org __________________________________ A sympathetic Scot summed it all up very neatly in the remark, 'You should make a point of trying every experience once, excepting incest and folk-dancing.' -- Sir Arnold Bax



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