tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364362406345742956.post7545392681683795404..comments2023-10-23T09:23:05.584-05:00Comments on Live Oaks: Pragmatism, Fallacies, and Property RightsBrian Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06604845862020723068noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364362406345742956.post-86351502821607551252008-11-29T10:14:00.000-06:002008-11-29T10:14:00.000-06:00One consequence of Pragmatism is complexity worshi...One consequence of Pragmatism is complexity worship. Unable to think in principles, the Pragmatist rejects the identification of a fundamental cause as "simplistic". neoHouston did this, offering a laundry list of explanations why Houston's economy has done well. Rather than accept a principled explanation, he asserts a complicated, intermingled set of "causes".Brian Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06604845862020723068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364362406345742956.post-79340704092995157082008-11-29T08:16:00.000-06:002008-11-29T08:16:00.000-06:00Brian:Great post. I would just add that neoHouston...Brian:<BR/>Great post. I would just add that neoHouston is a great example of a person who is what I call a feeler; someone who has accepted a world view with which he feels comfortable or semi-comfortable and who has subordinated his rational faculty to the task of rationalizing, that is, justifying his world view. And <EM>that</EM> is done to protect his feelings. Condescending words like 'grow up' are are not aimed at the reader's mind but at his feelings. It is neoHouston's way of lashing out at a reality he doesn't want to exist because it doesn't conform to his feelings.<BR/><BR/>Keeep up the great work.Michael Neibelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321103608597264855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364362406345742956.post-82267535156572371722008-11-28T15:02:00.000-06:002008-11-28T15:02:00.000-06:00In some ways, such shallow arguments are encouragi...In some ways, such shallow arguments are encouraging. They show how weak the enemy really is.Brian Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06604845862020723068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364362406345742956.post-64612336587900152732008-11-28T14:51:00.000-06:002008-11-28T14:51:00.000-06:00Yeah, I liked it too. Great post.There seems to b...Yeah, I liked it too. Great post.<BR/><BR/>There seems to be a pattern among those who criticize objectivism. They say things like, "grow up" or "I used to believe that stuff, but now I'm older", and so on. Of course, they don't have any good arguments, but it's interesting to note.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>BTW if the redheads need sanctuary from persecution, I'll gladly take them in.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10897769844874861468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364362406345742956.post-78317337684267315302008-11-28T10:40:00.000-06:002008-11-28T10:40:00.000-06:00I find it helpful to analyze my critics. It helps ...I find it helpful to analyze my critics. It helps me improve my own arguments (or identify errors if I am wrong), and it helps me understand how I might improve my communications.Brian Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06604845862020723068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364362406345742956.post-6226781404454335772008-11-28T07:09:00.000-06:002008-11-28T07:09:00.000-06:00Thank you for publishing your response to the anon...Thank you for publishing your response to the anonymous critic. As you indicate, such criticisms are sometimes worth analyzing point by point for what they reveal about the nature of their arguments (or lack thereof).<BR/><BR/>Debate seldom changes the position of either debater, but the exchange--and especially the sort of rational analysis you have brought to it--can be very helpful to third-parties, the audience members watching the debate.Burgess Laughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865479709475171678noreply@blogger.com