Subject: Re: [HAB:] germans v americans
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 03:20:14 +0000


Bob,

good to hear from you. My comments were very much self-conscious, and not to 
reflect on anyone else who contributes in whatever mode or manner of 
writing.

My list of *notables* also was not intended to be comprehensive, and I 
probably omitted many *real* (as in academic) contributors such as Professor 
Rodriguez. Apologies to whoever may feel aggrieved by any oversight.

The post was very much relative to Gary's discussion of Habermasian 
academics and/or experts and I wasn't aware Prof. Rodriguez's *specialty* 
was Habermas. The majority of Raul's posts were links and *calls to action* 
if I remember, but I will check the archives. Plenty of us posted some 
*noise* post-911; pleased to see things have moved on.

>as a authentic german-american my only problem with the list is that i 
>remember the treatment accorded prof raul rodriguez,  ...perceiving his 
>apparent english insufficiency, the ferocious malice and lying, by gary 
>davis & co. and while scholarship must perforce bear its quota of these 
>types, outside those narrow bounds, it's a bit hard to seriously engage 
>platonic ideals in company with such,
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There's a bit of misreading here. Speaking for myself (and not Gary), I 
thought Gary's post supported what you appear to be describing as *amateur*.

>so i think it'd be a distinct favor to all us phil amateurs if gary davis & 
>co would go back to their elite >academic yahoo list and e-journal.

Cheers,

MattP.

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