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> We would be greatful if some of you more knowledgeable
> savants on this List would be good enough to explain what
> the agenda of David Brooks might be, and why, in his
> description (in his 12/27/03 N.Y. Times column) of
> Michael Oakeshott as a "big thinker" who is "one of the
> most most important philosophers of the 20th century" (a
> question Brooks does not actually purport to answer in his
> column)? Thanks very much.
It is evident to all knowledgeable savants that David Brooks has a severe self-image problem vis-a-vis highly educated persons, such that he is periodically compelled to make a big, silly fool of himself in public pretending to be someone who hangs out with "big thinkers" and "important philosophers." Don't pay him no mind.
You're very welcome.
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