"crackpot realist"? On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 10:38 AM, Jim Devine <[email protected]> wrote:
> me: > > "why does Robert insist on name-calling?" > > Robert: > > I don't insist on name calling. > > okay, but you do it. > > > I do insist that there should be a > > consistent standard. I don't see you reproaching anyone who attacks me > > personally. Why do you reproach only me, leaving the many personal > attacks > > on me remarked? > > Obviously, I pay more attention to discussions in which I have play a > part, but I _have_ regularly criticized others for name-calling (and > similar sins). Again and again, I ask people to stick to issues of > logic, facts, and completeness (i.e., the avoidance of the omission of > major elements of an issue) instead of name-calling. Again and again, > I have told people to criticize peoples' opinions rather than their > personalities. > > BTW, as much as I disagree with Carrol's opinions and general style of > analysis, I haven't seen him engage in name-calling. > -- > Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your > own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > -- Robert Naiman Policy Director Just Foreign Policy www.justforeignpolicy.org [email protected]
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