[lbo-talk] Conversation with Derrida

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Wed Nov 4 17:15:50 PST 2009


On Nov 4, 2009, at 8:04 PM, Chris Doss wrote:


> I'm pretty sure that what Euby means is that the presuppositions of
> a "system of knowing" (for lack of a better term) cannot themselves
> be demonstrated within that system. For instance, "every event has a
> cause" cannot be demonstrated. It's just assumed.

Yeah, faith and all that. But putting on my editorial hat - or, as I read recently in the NYT style section, my curatorial hat - I think posters should spend a sentence or two explaining what they mean instead of sharing what read like private jokes.

Doug



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