On Apr 27, 2012, at 11:02 AM, Jim Devine wrote:

> I see nothing wrong with quoting someone out of context if it fits
> with their general point and perspective. It's out-of-context quotes
> that violate the general drift of a thinker's ideas that are a
> problem.

Then again, as Slavoj Zizek has argued, sometimes context is devious and/or 
obfuscatory, and plucking something out of context actually reveals its deep 
inner meaning.

Doug
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