On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 4:40 PM, Joseph Catron <[email protected]> wrote: >> Really, is it so difficult, just to say, "Yes, good catch. That was my >> bad. Look for the correction in the next edition."? > > > Frankly, I can't see any practical difference between the two statements. If > the distinction matters to you, though, I guess you're entitled to take it > as seriously as you see fit. >
It just seems a bit weaselly that's all. I haven't read his book yet, but I do like what I have read about it and I look forward to reading it. And I think it is proper to hold him to a high standard as a scholar - as compared to a fraud like Niall Ferguson. -raghu. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
