[tips] Graphic Presentation of Research Results

2007-06-11 Thread Wuensch, Karl L
Try http://youtube.com/watch?v=wUiGGzym_uQ -- if you still get an error then just go to youtube.com and search for "findings." The video is "2-DM-Research." Do not be expecting a scholarly presentation, but enjoy. Cheers, Karl W. -Original Message- From: Michael Britt [mailto:[EMAIL PR

[tips] [Fwd: Richard Rorty obituary from The Washington Post, June 11, 2007, page B6]

2007-06-11 Thread Christopher D. Green
Not everyone will be interested in this, I know, but I think it clarifies some of the issues Jim and Peter were struggling to articulate with respect to Rorty's philosophy. Also, it details his very interesting family background, about which I knew nothing previously. Among other things, his g

[tips] Fwd: Re: Richard Rorty has died

2007-06-11 Thread Harzem Peter
On Jun 10, 2007, at 7:13 PM, Jim Clark wrote: It has been a few years since reading Rorty, but my recollection (perhaps wrong) was that his statement about knowledge being conversation applied to all knowledge, which would deny access to objective truth even by scientific approaches. Hence my ch

[tips] RE: listserve

2007-06-11 Thread Marc Carter
I'm not sure. (I'm kidding.) I believe you have discovered the secret. Who spilled the beans?!? ;) -- "There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about." -- Margaret Wheatley -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECT

[tips] RE: Inside Higher Ed :: Challenging the Measures of Success

2007-06-11 Thread Marc Carter
It's all about the tolerance, Chris, the *tolerance*. Being closed-minded is *so* 50's. Heh. I believe the adage is about "a *foolish* consistency," not consistency in general. I think we could use a little more consistency. m -- "There is no power for change greater than a community di