A general book like Diamond's is not "part of the scholarly record." It's intended for the general public. For those who want scholarly treatments, he provides a long list of recommended reading related to each chapter of the book.
"Elmer L. Fairbank" wrote: > At 13:27 11/1/2002 -0900, BLT wrote: > > >It seems to me that an honest scholar would just stick to writing things > >he can authenticate using the documentary record, or at least the > >archaeological record. In the absence of such records the author isn't > >just engaging in unfounded supposition, he is engaged in irresponsible > >guessing and wild speculation. That is, he is just making up the > >story. Such a book is fiction, not nonfiction. > > Ah, yes, but now it becomes part of the scholarly record, to be quoted ad > nauseum, with the wild speculation becoming more and more a concrete truth > with every scholarly citation. > > Till > > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland �The first duty of a university is to teach wisdom, not a trade; character, not technicalities. We want a lot of engineers in the modern world, but we don�t want a world of engineers.� � Sir Winston Churchill (1950) Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author�s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ${list_promo}
