tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post855999011728732102..comments2023-10-14T09:40:06.690-05:00Comments on Jean Kazez: Philosophy and Pop CultureJean Kazezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00592593002719828153noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-50750072810549663562009-07-27T08:04:26.238-05:002009-07-27T08:04:26.238-05:00I happened to be in a bookstore yesterday and the ...I happened to be in a bookstore yesterday and the philosophy section was full of these things, so I looked at the contributor lists. Lots of these folks have published in Fine Upstanding Places. But some haven't. One of the volumes had a piece by an 8th grade math teacher, for example. But so what? What earthly reason would there be to feel contempt for such a person?<br /><br />Ack! (IJean Kazezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00592593002719828153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-37984583320414571592009-07-26T23:08:23.926-05:002009-07-26T23:08:23.926-05:00Yeah, the dude's a dick.
If the fact is tha...Yeah, the dude's a dick. <br /><br />If the fact is that people who publish in these books never publish elsewhere, then there is at least a minimal prima facie legitimacy to his point (but more on that in a minute). But is there evidence that he's done the relevant research? I know of several philosophers who have contributed to these volumes who've published papers/books in/on Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05074257624733067171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-84020900194547500042009-07-26T13:48:21.627-05:002009-07-26T13:48:21.627-05:00He certainly does seem to take great pleasure in l...He certainly does seem to take great pleasure in looking down from his perch. If only he'd just said he'd read these books and been unimpressed, I'd have no qualms. It's the nastiness about motives and credentials that amazes me.Jean Kazezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00592593002719828153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-77729430859126002122009-07-26T13:42:20.125-05:002009-07-26T13:42:20.125-05:00Actually, Faust, I would suspect that Mr. Elitis...Actually, Faust, I would suspect that Mr. Elitist is not a libertarian or a proto-fascist (in his discourse), but leftwing or progressive.s. wallersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448905469871566228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-52393428262378696112009-07-26T11:51:53.115-05:002009-07-26T11:51:53.115-05:00Heh. I hate to think what I am on this fellows Gre...Heh. I hate to think what I am on this fellows Great Chain of Being. Probably an ant or a worm. One can only dream of one day being admitted to the heavenly host under whose peer review he belts his glorious (and tightly argued) song to the Most High. <br /><br />This man wields the word "Professional" like a prophylactic. I have to say he's not alone. I find it sad the way Faustnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-15526505060731010422009-07-25T17:31:16.375-05:002009-07-25T17:31:16.375-05:00As someone who has never formally studied philosop...As someone who has never formally studied philosophy, I would say that people who write about philosophy for us yokels perform a valuable public service. I would note that such top philosophical names as Bertrand Russell wrote very readable and enjoyable books (The Problems of Philosophy, The History of Western Philosophy, Why I Am Not a Christian) for mass audiences.<br />Roger Scruton&#s. wallersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448905469871566228noreply@blogger.com