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- From: solan@smaug.uio.no (Svein Olav G. Nyberg)
- Subject: Stephen Grossman
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.183010.22929@ulrik.uio.no>
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- Organization: University of Oslo, Norway
- References: <spurrett.99.727386124@superbowl.und.ac.za>,<6owNXB1w165w@quake.sylmar.ca.us> <C17rAJ.HFL@umassd.edu>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 18:30:10 GMT
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- In article <C17rAJ.HFL@umassd.edu>, pmsc13sg@UMASSD.EDU (Stephen
- Grossman) writes:
- |> In article <6owNXB1w165w@quake.sylmar.ca.us>, betsy@quake.sylmar.ca.us
- |> (Betsy Speicher) writes:
- |>
- |> >Any resemblance between S. Grossman and a real, nice, reasonable
- |> >Objectivist like me is purely coincidental.
- |> >
- |> >I welcome suggestions as to how Grossman might be persuaded to
- |> >pick on somebody else's philosophy.
- |>
- |> It would be nice if my intellect were necessary to deal with others'
- |> posts but the level of "argument" and even insult is, for the most part,
- |> so low that I can let my subconscious do the work.
-
- Though I agree with Betsy's sentiments regarding Grossman, I think
- the best way to act is not to "slander Grossman's reputation" or
- anything like that, but simply to point out what mistakes he actually
- makes.
-
- MY misgivings about Grossman's postings are that he makes grandiose
- claims, or very hard attacks on other philosophies, without being
- able to back them up. It appears that his knowledge is at best
- second-hand, and that he has more copied other people's thinking
- than performed it himself.
-
- This goes in particular for one attack on this person on one list
- dedicated to discussion of Objectivism, where Grossman's "information"
- about the subject at hand (Stirner) was via statements by alleged
- Nietzscheans/Stirnerites as rendered and evaluated by Nathaniel
- Branden. That is: Third hand rumors counted for him as evidense.
-
- But I still respect Grossman's right to live, breathe and speak,
- and will like Voltaire defend even his right to be met by proper
- argument, and not simply abusive language.
-
-
- Solan
-