On Sunday, September 10, 2000 2:09 PM Stirling Westrup sti@cam.org wrote:
> > Though I admire the work of Popper and those he influenced -- Joseph
Agassi
> > and William W. Bartley come to mind -- I think his falsificationism is
> > merely part of the toolbox, not the whole shebang. I'd be interested to
> > see reactions to my reactions to the stuff on pancritical rationalism on
> > the Extropians FAQ List. My piece is at
> > http://uweb.superlink.net/neptune/PCR.html (I've mentioned it on this
list
> > before, but got little reaction.)
>
> I just re-read it. It makes NO sense to me.
First time I've had that reaction.:) Did you read the FAQ which I was
responding to?
> I cannot argue for or against
> it, for I cannot parse it at all.
If you are willing to go over here, I'd be willing to explain. It is not a
very long piece and the arguments in it are not complex.
> It makes many references to external
> philosophical ideas with the expectation that one will understand them in
> sufficient detail to determine how they differ from your own.
I attempted to define things parenthetically and in clauses. Which ideas
"external philosophical ideas" did you not understand?
> In my case,
> at least, this is not so, and I find myself having retained nothing after
> reading the article.
Sorry to hear. I'd like to correct the flaw. Let me know.
Cheers!
Daniel Ust
http://uweb.superlink.net/neptune/
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