I agree, Glen. Anytime you see more than one set of scare quotes in a message from me, look for irony.
Nicholas Thompson Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology Clark University [email protected] https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ -----Original Message----- From: Friam <[email protected]> On Behalf Of u?l? ? Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2020 10:29 AM To: FriAM <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Metaphor [POSSIBLE DISTRACTON FROM]: privacy games No. Steve was exactly right in *asking* what I meant by the string "strawman". Any behaviorist would care more about Steve's actions than his thoughts, right? On 5/28/20 9:26 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Aren’t we arguing about whether “Steve Was Wrong” when he understood > “strawman” to refer to a “stick figure” or other constructive schema, rather > than a guilefully conceived version of an argument designed to show its > weaknesses. Is there any way to show a metaphor is “wrong” other than the > exercise of power? > > > > OK, friammers. All those who think Steve Was Wrong raise your hands. -- ☣ uǝlƃ -- --- .-. . .-.. --- -.-. -.- ... -..-. .- .-. . -..-. - .... . -..-. . ... ... . -. - .. .- .-.. -..-. .-- --- .-. -.- . .-. ... FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ -- --- .-. . .-.. --- -.-. -.- ... -..-. .- .-. . -..-. - .... . -..-. . ... ... . -. - .. .- .-.. -..-. .-- --- .-. -.- . .-. ... FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/
