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In a message dated 6/3/2004 9:05:59 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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I donât think it was fair of you to isolate my last sentenceâwhich, admittedly, I poorly phrased--from the larger point I was making: we use terms like âjudgmental,â âdogmas,â âsectarian,â etc. in ways that permit us not to carefully examine them. Of course I agree with
Frank's larger point. I took the last sentence--"The one I particularly like is
the guy who condemns "being judgmental," which of course, requires a
judgment"--as equating "being judgmental" with "judging" in the same manner that
some people equate "rejecting intolerance" with "being intolerant." Further, the
language "[t]he one I particularly like" suggested (to me) that the sentence I
quoted was significantly different from the rest of his post. I
agreed with the rest of the post but not this last sentence. That is why I
responded by quoting it only. Moreover, I find the structure of the
last sentence, one which too many people embrace especially when discussing
intolerance, to be an obstacle to our understanding the nature of
judgment or tolerance. I'm relieved that I
misunderstood Frank, but I did not do so intentionally, and thus I
think the charge of unfairness to be premature.
Bobby
Robert Justin Lipkin Professor of Law Widener University School of Law Delaware |
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