From: PBurns-AT-lmumail.lmu.edu
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 1996 08:51:13 -0700
Subject: Re[2]: dialectics


  Hugh Rodwell replying to Justin:
  
You presume too much. I know enough Greek and philology to tell a 
half-baked etymology from one that's valid, and I bet I'm not the only one. 
At a guess, Jukka and Peter B have an even better grounding than me, and if 
they don't, they should have.
  
  Indeed.  Back in my native Scotland my grade in Classical 
  Greek ('Higher' level, which meant things like translating 
  Homer, Aristophanes, etc) was A.  Of course that was 2 
  decades ago and I'm a wee bit rusty now.  However, like 
  Justin, I don't think knowledge of Greek or etymology in 
  general is of much relevance to having a substantive 
  understanding of the philosophical senses of "dialectics".
  
  Peter


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