[MD] Missing the Point

[pholden at davtv.com]

Quoting Robert Robinson <bill_robbie at yahoo.com>:

> By the way some Princeton? philospher published a 68 page book titled, "...On
> > Bullshit" in the last couple of years, which I recommend. A friend loaned me a
> > copy. Perhaps, someone might want to track down the book and read it too.
> 
> Quoting Platt:
>   I bought it, read it and tossed it. Like the title, I thought it was bullshit.
> 
> Platt
> 
>    
>   Well, the books argument unfolds very, very slowly... Platt you may be about 60
> percent right. But the last 10 pages of the book made the effort worthwhile.  The
> author sure took his time "getting to the point". So overall I guess I don't
> agree.  I've certainly seen less worthy material on this very website.
>    
>   I still recommend that book. I mean it only takes a half hour to read.
>   Robbie
 
To each his own. As for seeing less worthy material on this website, we agree. 
But I've also seen more worthy material here than offered by the author of
"Bullshit" who, if I recall correctly, is a tenured professor of philosohy at
one of tha nation's most prestigious universities. I expected one or two 
original thoughts. Did you find any? Maybe I missed them.  

PLatt





  
 

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