Being a strong believer in logos, I always object to "don't care what you call it, I know it when I see it" as an arguement. Words are needed to make concepts clear and allow us to understand them. Once we can understand a concept, we can begin to modify and refine it.
I strongly have faith that change is possible and can be brought for the benefit for those effected by that change.
Back when communism was an argued concept, I had problems with the mantra of "Dialetic Materialism." My view of this concept was as a truncated failure to understand the concepts of Hegelian synthesis. When I would argue this position, I was usually met with "you just don't understand." To me that was not adequate---today the position is "whatever!"
Tom is satisfied with, "I don't care what you call it."
Publius
Off Topic » in reply to weighing in late as usual ..
better late than never......
The whole thread (30 posts)
- How fascism will conquer Europe this time.
- Because right-wingers (named for the side of God they sit on)...
- re: Ridicule
- yawn.....back to the same old concept mixing are we....
- But you can't give a dog a bone
- extremes