Comments on: Premises Aren't Books http://tleaves.com/2009/06/19/premises-arent-books/ Creativity x Technology Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:09:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andy P http://tleaves.com/2009/06/19/premises-arent-books/comment-page-1/#comment-5423 Andy P Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:18:29 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=1889#comment-5423 I've never read Mein Kampf, nor do I intend to, but I gather it's quite racist and anti-semetic (in the same way as, for example, the sun is "quite" hot). I'm not sure if that's a counter-argument to your line of reasoning, it may not be; perhaps it might fairly be said that I can't judge it, having not read it myself. But it's something to think on, perhaps. I'd say I've heard enough about it (and its author) to form enough of an opinion about it. I’ve never read Mein Kampf, nor do I intend to, but I gather it’s quite racist and anti-semetic (in the same way as, for example, the sun is “quite” hot).

I’m not sure if that’s a counter-argument to your line of reasoning, it may not be; perhaps it might fairly be said that I can’t judge it, having not read it myself. But it’s something to think on, perhaps. I’d say I’ve heard enough about it (and its author) to form enough of an opinion about it.

]]> By: grs http://tleaves.com/2009/06/19/premises-arent-books/comment-page-1/#comment-5421 grs Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:23:48 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=1889#comment-5421 What are these "book" things you speak of? Are they somehow related to "newspaper" things that I've heard about? Does it run on a Mac? What are these “book” things you speak of? Are they somehow related to “newspaper” things that I’ve heard about? Does it run on a Mac?

]]> By: Ben Cox http://tleaves.com/2009/06/19/premises-arent-books/comment-page-1/#comment-5422 Ben Cox Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:26:56 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=1889#comment-5422 I recently (finally) got around to reading "Ender's Game" and have a similar problem with criticism of it as apologia for genocide. While I realize that the main critics of that book (whose criticisms I have read) do appear to have actually read the book, they do seem to conveniently ignore the fact that Card discusses some of the very moral issues they address in the book(s) themselves. I won't defend Card wholesale (his published views on gay marriage, for example, I find reprehensible), but some of the arguments about "Ender's Game" have seemed to me to be disingenuous. I recently (finally) got around to reading “Ender’s Game” and have a similar problem with criticism of it as apologia for genocide. While I realize that the main critics of that book (whose criticisms I have read) do appear to have actually read the book, they do seem to conveniently ignore the fact that Card discusses some of the very moral issues they address in the book(s) themselves.

I won’t defend Card wholesale (his published views on gay marriage, for example, I find reprehensible), but some of the arguments about “Ender’s Game” have seemed to me to be disingenuous.

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