RE: gods and men


Subject: RE: gods and men
From: Matt Kozusko (mkozusko@parallel.park.uga.edu)
Date: Fri Jan 07 2000 - 14:59:15 EST


On Fri, 7 Jan 2000, Sean Draine wrote, of my socially-constructed
generalizing:

: I agree that the logic and rationality underlying this particular statement
: are social constructions, but I hesitate to generalize.

You'll agree (I think) that logic and rationality are constructed
(not inevitable realities or universal truths that are self-evident and
self-sufficient, making no appeals to arbiters outside of themselves,
etc.). I prefix the word "constructed" with "socially" for good measure.

-Whose language game do you want to play to-day,

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Matt Kozusko mkozusko@parallel.park.uga.edu



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