This is an unmoderated e-mail discussion list; not a scholarly journal or a book. Joan put together a response quickly in response to requests from those on the list.
I read the latest cited example of Joan's argument as: "With regard to the style of her citations, because they are listed in the appendix by chapter, they rarely provide the title of the article or book but, instead, provide the relevant theme of the source material followed by the author, date and sometimes, the page number." It wasn't an unsolvable conundrum, just some colloquialisms. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 [email protected] ________________________________________ From: David Epstein [[email protected]] Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 3:44 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] Critique of Harris's book: The Nurture Assumption On Mon, 16 Nov 2009, Rick Froman went: > If you want to disagree with Joan's arguments, focus on the > arguments. The arguments concerned Harris's "sophomoric and dismissive manner" and "embarrassingly poor scholarship." When grenades that large are lobbed in a professional context, the justifications for them need to be presented coherently. > I don't have any problem with understanding the communicative > intent of any of the quotes below I do. For example, in the one below, what's relative to what? "Relative to the style of her citations, as they are listed in the appendix by chapter, they rarely provide the title of the article or book but, instead, provide the relevant theme of the source material followed by the author, date and sometimes, the page number. --David Epstein [email protected] --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
