On 5/22/12 12:16 PM, Jim Devine wrote: > But that series was after the book. >
Yes, but it was Diamond's intent to translate the prose into another medium. Nobody ever thought that it was anything but a popularization of Guns, Steel and Germs. > That doesn't address the issue I brought up. To state it another way: > even if Diamond went on TV and advocated nuking Iran (which he might > have done, for all I know) doesn't mean that his theory in GUNS, > GERMS, AND STEEL is automatically wrong. It should be judged on its > own merits (at least if the purpose is to understand the world). The TV show was not about making such points. All it did was popularize the ideas contained in is book. > > If it makes you happy, go for it. To my mind, however, embracing the > sectarian style undermines the seriousness of your critiques. There is nothing sectarian about stating that Diamond either denies or does not understand imperialism. It is rather obvious. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
