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Politics : Clinton's Scandals: Is this corruption the worst ever? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bob Lao-Tse who wrote (12686)	5/26/1999 7:20:00 AM
From: Liatris Spicata	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13994

BLT- You are correct, it is "Chomsky". I've been surprised to see that mistake repeated on this thread. The guy's a classic example of someone who was a legitimate authority in his field of expertise, but is disastrously wrong when he ventures outside that field. Larry P.S. You've got Neocon all wrong. He doesn't swear by Hegel- he swears at him! (Actually, Neocon is too civilized to actually swear, but it's there in emanations from the penumbra of his utterances).

To: Bob Lao-Tse who wrote (12686)	5/26/1999 10:24:00 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13994

Bob, I suspect that you overestimate your own autonomy in these matters (why does one thing intrigue you and another not?), but I have no objection if it is workable for you. However, philosophy is like any other discipline: we stand on the shoulders of giants, and should not have to re- invent the wheel. Anyway, I try not to take credit for the ideas of others, and also have sometimes written to elaborate on intellectual history, which I consider to be important in understanding how we got to where we are. From that standpoint, you should at least find the references mildly interesting, I think:-)...I mainly care whether or not you make sense. Have I treated you otherwise? I thought that we agreed that the Sagan thing was not a big deal?...Hmm, Frederic Church? Maybe Vermeer....