Jon,
You know, in the end, I watched the whole Pinker talk. And it was good, and pertinent. It seemed to be a Pragmatic[ist] take on style: we begin in the middle and we don't walk too fast. Or, in other words, "Have mercy on your reader!" I confess it's a hard lesson to learn. Even tho it took me 7 weeks to learn what Glen meant by "Steel Man"fn, I am tempted to use the term around people who may not have quite figured it out yet. It makes me feel like I am a member of the Glen-Club. Even if the talk was delivered by a badly groomed cocker spaniel in a Lord Fauntleroy jacket. Nick FN =To steelman an argument is to put it in it's best possible form BEFORE beginning to evaluate it. Back formation from "strawman". Nicholas Thompson Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology Clark University thompnicks...@gmail.com https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ -----Original Message----- From: Friam <friam-boun...@redfish.com> On Behalf Of jon zingale Sent: Sunday, August 9, 2020 12:53 PM To: friam@redfish.com Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Abducktion Agreed! Pinker is a smug jerk. -- Sent from: <http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/> http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.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> http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com archives: <http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/> http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ FRIAM-COMIC <http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/> 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/
