Date: Tue, 11 Nov 1997 12:24:19 -0400
From: Stirling Newberry <allegro-AT-thecia.net>
Subject: Re: PLC: LA: Advisory Board for PHIL-LIT


At 9:34 AM -0700 11/11/97, deaun moulton wrote:
>On Tue, 11 Nov 1997, Denis Dutton wrote:
>
>> Information release: please forward
>>
>> 11 November 1997
>>
>> PHIL-LIT Announces New Advisory Board
>

>And what a solution!  It gains the high road while allowing sufficient
...
>deaun-AT-unm.edu

I agree with the general direction of deaun's analysis. However I would
make a few modifications. It is not generosity, it is appearant generosity.
It plays off of the priveledge that people in institutions give to other
institutions. The message is basically empty of content, but so long as
there is no other "institution" which is disagreeing - that is some on
going organisation - then there will be no dissenting opinions published.
They will be suppressed as "unimportant".

It merely underlines my original point - PHIL-LIT is an example of a
growing phenomenon - a forum which is designed to advance the ends of a
particular group of people, which while it is closed, is given some
illusion of being open. This selling of prestige for advantage of the
people who have the power to grant it is going to be increasingly common.


Stirling Newberry
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