From: Arlo Bensinger (ajb102@psu.edu)
Date: Thu Jun 30 2005 - 15:34:41 BST
Hi Mike (All),
I'm going to take a small point of contention here. While there are many on
this list who, by recent posts, are interested in epistemological issues
surrounding the MOQ, there are also those of use who are (speaking for
myself, of course) interested also in a praxiological discussion
(transformative practice rather than theory) relating to an adoption of MOQ
views. Towards this end, sociological and even political issues are
interesting.
The point of agreement made with Platt was expressed by most who took
exception only to the derivative analysis of the decision. That is, if I
posted that the court's decision was immoral, according to the MOQ, and
what led to this decision was small children who watched Barney, you'd
likely point out that while my evaluation of the ruling was correct, the
analysis used was quite absurd.
No one, lest of all me, expects that Platt will ever break out of his
dichotomous Weltanshauung, but, as MSH correctly pointed out, fundamental
absurdities can't go unchallenged. The list is archived, after all, and
newcomers may potential balk when they read that members of the MOQ
supported the idea that "liberalism" was the cause of a decision allowing
corporate entities to seize profit property to generate greater wealth for
corporate stockholders.
At any rate, I think the list can house epistemological and praxiological
discussions without conflict. But, to express some agreement, all we can do
is point out the absurdities of such posts, engaging the author (on this
issue) is futile... we all know that.
Arlo
At 07:43 AM 6/30/2005, you wrote:
>Here we go again. Personally I did feel a little bit of schadenfreude
>towards Platt in this case. Unfortunately, as seems to be usual, a
>smug over-reaction to his post has turned a point of agreement (the
>immorality of the Supreme Court decision) into another meaningless
>clogging-up of the MD with aimless sparring. Can't you see that with
>this attitude, you'll never progress or agree on anything?
>
>Mike
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