Bruce/eclecticism

From: Bill Barowy (wbarowy@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Sep 03 2001 - 18:00:19 PDT


Bruce,

I'd like to hear more about the problems with eclecticism you mentioned below
-- can you unpack this a bit?

thanks
bb

--- Bruce Robinson <bruce.rob@btinternet.com> wrote:
 examples of this recently in the UK with foot and mouth disease and BSE.
>
> Personally, I see eclecticism (a form of thought that is deeply rooted in
> the social position of academics today) as a much more serious threat to
> academic integrity than 'the argument culture'.
>
>

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"One of life's quiet excitements is to stand somewhat apart from yourself and watch yourself softly become the author of something beautiful."
[Norman Maclean in "A river runs through it."]

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