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Re: philosophical curiosity in a long summer afternoon

To: radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
Subject: Re: philosophical curiosity in a long summer afternoon
From: Brian_Gaulke@hc-sc.gc.ca
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 15:36:31 -0400






Brian Gaulke
07/27/98 03:36 PM

On 98/07/27, Fritz Seiler wrote:

"Ruth,
Great Argument!  Why is it that "ethical" exposes  often contain
so much bad thinking?
Regards
Fritz"

If you ask me, the worst type of bad thinking is represented by Ruth's
response, which argues against something she herself made up and introduced
into the discussion, i.e., the old strawman argument.  By association, this
is supposed to make my comment look wrong-headed.  Sorry, but I don't buy
it.

Brian_Gaulke@hc-sc.gc.ca

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