Date: Thu, 4 May 1995 09:00:31 +0800 (SST)
From: Talib <ellibst-AT-leonis.nus.sg>
Subject: Re: HAB: Merger with frankfurt-school forum?


On Wed, 3 May 1995, Lance Fletcher wrote:

> To Ermel, et al.,
> 
> I would be sad to see the habermas list folded into the Frankfurt
> school list.  Personally, I have had a great fondness for Habermas
> ever since I took courses with him about 1967, when he was Theodor
> Heuss Professor at the New School.  
> 
> Whether or not one agrees with him -- and I often do not -- he is
> one of the most thoughtful, and also one of the most intellectually
> honest, individuals I have ever met.
> 
> If you decide to merge your habermas list with the frankfurt-school
> list, I would be happy to establish a separate habermas list on The
> Free Lance Academy to accommodate those who prefer separation.
> 
> Lance Fletcher
> 
> 

I think this is a good idea.  The more the merrier.  I am _both_ in
support of a list which treats Habermas with the Frankfurt School, and a
separate list which treats him as an individual figure.  So Lance, if you
have the time, by all means create a separate list, and please post
information on this list to the combined Habermas and Frankfurt list at
habermas-AT-jefferson.village.virginia.edu; many of us, I'm sure, will
subscribe to your list, and not only "those who prefer separation." 

However, the main problem with such a list may be the one faced with the
Habermas list at jefferson.village.virginia.edu--and that is, there will
be very little discussion.  But with more publicity, this may be quite 
different with the list you intend to create.

Regards & wishing you all the best in the creation of the new list.

Ismail S. Talib
National University of Singapore


P.S. Tell us more about Habermas as a person.