Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:06:27 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [HAB:] Vic, maybe it goes without saying, but I have to!


THANKS, Vic, for today's bibliography. I'm eager to
read the Mendieta interview, of course. 

Charles Taylors' recent book on modernization (I
forget the exact title; it could just _Modernization_)
proffers a notion of "many modernizations" that is an
important counterpoint to cosmopolitanism and that
complements others' recent work on "many
globalizations" (as well as my notion of multipolitan
globality).

DePaul and Zagzekski's _Intellectual Virtue_ is a
keystone in my so-far-unproffered main work on
[untitled]. I have been very influenced by notions of
"virtue epistemology," which is a kind of cognitive
reliabilism (A. Goldman, J. Greco, E. Sober, K.
Lehrer, and others). 

A key area of that unproffered main work could be
called *clinical studies*, in which issues of weakness
of will, practical irrationality---the emancipatory
interest!---are important. 

In complement to developing the ad hoc notion of
"decency" into the normative questioning of what's
"good enough" (exemplifying a mode of practice that
moves from ordinary lifeworld language to conceptual
analysis), the notion of "indecency" easily associates
to the area of shame and disgust. I was very surprised
that Nussbaum came out with such a large tome on
disgust. It follows on Bernard Williams' focus some
years back on shame. All this relates vitally to
issues of ethical/moral sensibility and motivation. 

So, your gift is much appreciated. 

Gary




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