From: "David James" <shddemon-AT-Concentric.net>
Subject: Re: PKF: On Liking Popper AND Feyerabend ...
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 11:55:38 -0800



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From: "Víctor Arévalo Menchaca" <viktare-AT-well.com>
To: <feyerabend-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu>
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 5:19 AM
Subject: RE: PKF: On Liking Popper AND Feyerabend ...


> just now but at the time of its apogee-. Please, do not toss around
chapters
> numbers. Just state in your own words shortly of all those contributions
the
> one that you consider the most relevant and meaningful today, so we can
> argue about it.

Agreed.. I don't have the book so chapter numbers aren't going to help..

I'm sure you could summarize his critique of essentialism was, and also
the rest.. and explain why you think they are correct, and still relevant
today.

> Try the critique of essentialism "Open Society" chapter 11 section ii,
> critique of utopian planning, chapter 9, refutation of all theories of
> sovereignty, chapter 7, demolition of theory of hisorical determinism "The
> Poverty of Historicism".

"Thus Sayeth Popper"...

                                           Dave


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