so it is now dropped.
On Tue, Oct 18, 2005 at 08:17:00AM -0700, Jim Devine wrote: > Michael Perelman wrote: > > I don't think anyone really cares about William Gallie. Why don't you > > please drop it?< > > I don't care about him at all (whoever he is). I think, however, if > someone cites someone it's important to indicate _what_ it was that > that person said that was relevant[*] and then give some indication of > _why_ he or she was right. At a minimum, it's necessary to say _where_ > the person said whatever he (or she) said, so that skeptical observers > can examine the argument for themselves (if, indeed, their points are > controversial rather than trivial). > > [*] as far as I can tell, all that Gallie said was that concepts are > subjective. So, what's new? Such a trivial point needs no citation at > all. > > -- > Jim Devine > "Knowledge is Good." -- motto, Faber College. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
