Although un-standard redneck English would conflate the two words, "argument" actually means to express a position or point of view.
> Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 08:59:16 -0400
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> Subject: Re: polemicists awake!
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> Polemics or arguments? I think there is a difference. . .
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> On 10/7/10 11:51 PM, bill harris wrote:
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> > Feelings and shame aren't the issue. That philosophy is by its nature polem=
> > ical is something that many refues to understand. It's sort of like trying =
> > to do physics without bothering to learn math=2C or mud-wrestling without g=
> > etting dirty.
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> > Date: Thu=2C 7 Oct 2010 16:09:06 -0400
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> > BH: It certainly seems to be true that philosophy is notoriously polemical.=
> > The shame is that some people feel it needs be.=20
> > EB: To quote Susan Douglas in her intro to "Bonfire of the Humanities" "...=
> > political correctness has enforced self-censorship among many=2C to the ver=
> > y detriment of the spirit of the humanities."
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> > Times have changed. At what point=2C when members of the GBL tribe adamantl=
> > y refer to themselves as "queer"=2C is it okay for the rest of us to do so?
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> > As far as BH's comment that GBL's are more interesting=2C because they are=
> > on the fringe=2C as a resident of SanFran=2C I would demur.
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> > Feelings and shame aren't the issue. That philosophy is by its =3Bnatur=
> > e polemical is something that many =3Brefues to =3Bunderstand. It's=
> > sort of like trying to do physics without =3Bbothering to learn math=
> > =2C or mud-wrestling without getting dirty.<BR>
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> > Date: Thu=2C 7 Oct 2010 16:09:06 -0400<BR>From: [log in to unmask]<BR>Subjec=
> > t: polemicists awake!<BR>To: [log in to unmask]<BR><BR><FONT co=
> > lor=3Dblack size=3D2 face=3D"Arial=2C Helvetica=2C sans-serif">BH: It certa=
> > inly seems to be true that philosophy is notoriously polemical. The shame i=
> > s that some people feel it needs be.=20
> > <DIV>EB: To quote Susan Douglas in her intro to "Bonfire of the Humanities"=
> > "...political correctness has enforced self-censorship among many=2C to th=
> > e very detriment of the spirit of the humanities."</DIV>
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> > <DIV>Times have changed. At what point=2C when members of the GBL tribe ada=
> > mantly refer to themselves as "queer"=2C is it okay for the rest of us to d=
> > o so?</DIV>
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> > <DIV>As =3Bfar as BH's comment that GBL's are more interesting=2C beca=
> > use they are on the fringe=2C as a resident of SanFran=2C I would demur.</D=
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