[MD] re, fellow european-Bodvar

[plattholden at gmail.com]

Since you are well known for saying in a hundred words what could easily  
be said in 10 I'm not surprised you champion verbal clutter Your writing  
reflects your fondness for "Eduspeak: whose unattractive characteristics 
are well described at: 

http://www.writersblock.ca/summer2004/feature.htm    



On 16 Apr 2010 at 10:28, ARLO J BENSINGER JR wrote:

> [Platt]
> Also found there is Pirsig's critique of academic philosophology. 
> Anti-intellectual? The man knows whereof he speaks. 
> 
> [Arlo]
> My point (why do I bother?) is that seeing how he supports and endorses the
> academic work of Ant and DMB, your attempt to portray them as engaging in
> "philosophology" is inane. 
> 
> As for others on the list engaged in academic discourse, all one has to do is
> open either ZMM or LILA to find Pirsig discussing Kant, Poincare, Einstein,
> Boas, James, Socrates, Aristotle, among others, and see him intellectually
> situating his views into the historical narrative. One can assume, safely, that
> Pirsig is not a champion of ignorance.
> 
> If you think John's ideas on integrating/juxtaposing Royce with Pirsig is
> unimportant, or you can't follow along 'cause of the big words, just don't read
> his posts. Just don't suggest that Pirsig would prefer the list devolve into
> nothing but sophomoric "random thoughts" oscillating between "dogs go woof
> woof" and "leftists hate freedom". 
> 
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