[MD] Wanted: A proper foundation

[Ian Glendinning]

Craig, DMB,

Sure is Craig, and a lot of rhetorical "disagreement" can be and often
is part of that process. But the point is that the person being
criticised has to see the intent to understand, in the criticizer. A
basic point of "respect" for the individual.

That is the criticizer has to "be seen to be" (at least attempting)
understanding the object of criticism, in the eyes of the "interested
parties". Perception and intent are a major part of the issue.

My statement was about the main "logical" rule.
There are many other rules of the "game".
Regards
Ian

On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 7:37 PM,  <craigerb at comcast.net> wrote:
> [Dave]
>> You simply can't criticize something until you understand what it is.
>
> [Ian]
>> I think this is the main (logical) rule of discourse
>
> But there can be more than one way to understand something.
> Craig
>