Yeah, that's true Matt. And yes, I will give a free foot rub to anyone on the list who flies out to Orlando--if they post a witty rejoinder about Derrida and Understanding. Throw in the words "logocentrism" and "patriarchal" and you'll get a free dinner too! :) But Matt--I think the situation's even worse. I think it's not just that they don't feel they have to understand Derrida, but that their opinion of the subjects Derrida spoke of are just as valuable as Derrida's. . . Jim On Thu, 10 Dec 1998 01:03:40 -0500 Matt Kozusko <mkozusko@parallel.park.uga.edu> writes: >I think Jim's point was simply that a person should understand the >ideas >or opinions he is responding to before he undertakes to critique them. > >For instance, a person taking a course in Derrida should understand >whatever part of Derrida is being studied before responding to it. > >Free foot rub (from Jim!) for the first person to post a witty >rejoinder >about Derrida and "understanding." > >-- >Matt Kozusko mkozusko@parallel.park.uga.edu > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]