Anything can be said in the heat of argument—even more important, anything can be said and be taken seriously. The point, however, of arguing with anyone does not seem so clear, considering our methods. When I squint my eyes hard enough, most arguments seem more like contact sport than quest for truth. Today I consider what it means to argue, and what place truth holds in arguing.
the Key and Its Signature
reflection without a mirror
Tag Archives: Rhetoric
Academia and Serious Students
Lately I have been thinking about College. What occupies me is not limited to exams, papers, and classes—but the institution itself and how we fit into it. An example from class, though, would be appropriate. At the beginning of the quarter, I was told that Kant’s Critique of Judgment is a discussion of how “nature [...]