For those interested, there is a fine and devastating essay by Martha Nussbaum on Judith Butler in Feb 22 The New Republic (of all places.) Solid humanist argument..says Butler belongs with the sophists, not philosophers, by refusing to frame arguments in ways that encourage transparence and respect readers' intelligence. Thad Thad Williamson National Center for Economic and Security Alternatives (Washington)/ Dept. of Government, Harvard University (Cambridge) 617-876-5672
