Re: Java

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Louis's discussion of Java reminded me of the effect of 
(Peter? Philip?) Ramus's 16th century "reform" of Aristotlean dialectcs,
as chronicled by Walter Ong. In a nutshell, Ramus made dialectic more
"teachable" by reforming it into a vast hierarchy of dichotomies. The
resulting knowledge may be crap but it can be tested to make sure it's the
_right_ crap and not just any old crap.


Tom Walker
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