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Subject: BHA: RE: Critical realism in context
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 11:46:39 -0400
From: "Moodey, Richard W" <MOODEY001-AT-gannon.edu>


Hi Ruth,

I don't have any answers to your questions, but I'm glad you asked them.
I have often wondered why, in spite of his erudition, Bhaskar seems to
say little about those whose ideas are similar to his.

Best regards,

Dick

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[mailto:owner-bhaskar-AT-lists.village.Virginia.EDU] On Behalf Of Groff,
Ruth
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Subject: BHA: Critical realism in context

Hi all,

I've got two questions about the way in which RB situated (or didn't
situate) his work in RTS.  I am not asking these questions as a
backhanded way of criticizing him; this can be done in with a forehand
if necessary.  

What I'm wondering about is this: does anyone know if Bhaskar has ever
said anything about (a) why he didn't characterize what he was doing in
RTS as very specifically extending and developing Harre's position;
and/or (b) why he (or Harre for that matter) didn't locate the work
against the backdrop of the existing Critical Realist critique of Hume
(well worked out in the Journal of Philosophy and in Philosophy and
Phenomenological Research in the 20s and 30s especially, but starting
earlier, and continuing through to the 50s)?

Has anyone ever had a conversation with Bhaskar about this, that they'd
be willing to share?  Did he just not know about the existing body of
critical realist work?  [This seems plausible, since his background was
not in philosophy.  Harre's work he would have known, so that's a
different question.]  Should I just write to him directly and ask him?

Thanks,
Ruth   


     


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