-----Original Message----- From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Devine, James Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 3:22 PM To: PEN-L@SUS.CSUCHICO.EDU Subject: Re: [PEN-L] Lewontin reviews Steven Rose's latest book on the bra
> When was the last time you took or taught a class in philosophy of mind or > computer science? Ditto for metaphysics. hey, lots of people talk about economics on this list server without ever having taken or taught a class in economics. What's important is whether or not their arguments make sense (i.e., are logical, have empirical referents, don't leave important stuff out, etc.) not whether or not they have the academic credentials. JD --------------------- Well, one could easily use that strategy to claim Wolfowitz *is* qualified to run the WB! :-) Carroll wasn't even making an argument. He merely stated a claim with no evidence, nor with any indication of understanding how many of the very terms he deployed have shifted their meanings over the last 25-30 years. One simple example; there is nothing in so-called strong AI that is inconsistent with any materialist ontology on offer from academic philosophers or scientists.
