[lbo-talk] Re: RIP, Dr. Fraud - Freud, Influential Yet Unloved

Miles Jackson cqmv at pdx.edu
Thu Feb 19 12:18:50 PST 2004


On Thu, 19 Feb 2004, Carl Remick wrote (about Freud):


> In short, behold the genius: a domineering, destructive quack.
>
> Carl
>

I can't believe I'm defending Freud, but this is a pretty goofy ad hominem argument, isn't it? Is "being nice to others" a necessary precondition for the growth of scientific knowledge?

Miles



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