I really expected to catch some flack for What Are the Obstructionists Fighting For? and am a bit surprised that I haven't -- although the weekend is just beginning, so maybe everyone is loading magazines right now.
With that and Who Are "We the People"? I was of course engaging some things Grim said, but it wasn't meant just for him. My attitude about this whole blogging thing is that the regulars here are intelligent and all have experiences and knowledge I don't. So, when I throw something like that out, what I'm really interested in is disagreement. If you disagree with something I've posted and can explain why, that is a gift. It helps me refine my own thoughts and maybe even change them, and I'm better for that.
This topic seems to have brought out Grim's desire to slow down and work through the issues well. I respect that, but at the same time, I wrote those two posts because I should be writing a historiographical essay on the shift from medieval virtue ethics to early modern deontology and how that influenced blah blah blah, blah, blah blah. Blah blah blah.
But I couldn't get this topic out of my head, so I decided to just get it out here in writing. It was cathartic, and these are the best explanations I have right now, although I know I must be wrong about some things because I'm human. So, have at it. I'm just trying to understand what's going on and how to deal with it all productively.
4 comments:
As I said to Mr Hines, I’m trying to give cover for the less confident right now. Those of us who are bold can easily tread down discussion, but right now we shouldn’t. I won’t step on your posts, or them. This is the time to talk and reason.
Well at least you're doing something productive with the time you're spending shirking your school work.
Eric Hines
My thought exactly!
- Tom
Sure. Let me know if I'm being obstructive and I'll hit the brakes. I would value hearing from a variety of voices.
- Tom
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