JFS: "Opinions are never acceptable in a court of law or in a scholarly
edition."
I'm no expert, but in the US, if I may nitpick:
THELAW.COM LAW DICTIONARY & BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY 2ND ED.
"EXPERT TESTIMONY The opinion stated in court by an expert witness. An
admissible expert opinion given in co
John, List:
JFS: Maintain a sharp distinction between an author's "ipsissima verba"
and any commentary about them.
Again, I believe that I have consistently done this.
JFS: If an author did not state something explicitly, any claims about the
text are opinions of the commentator.
Of course,
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Jon,
I agree that my comments were about methods of reasoning rather than
specific issues about Lane's book. So I changed the subject line.
JAS
As for this thread, it is supposed to be about Peirce's views on
realism and idealism as explored by Lane in his recent book, not
our different purpos
