Re: A good book

Roy Hann wrote:
> "Cimode" <cimode_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1152274930.146562.46330_at_p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com...
> > I guess one develops less patience with
> > years reading about RM...Quality is so much important than quantity....
>
> The shrunken and half-formed relational theorist in me is bursting to point
> out that the propositions that you *don't* assert convey the falsehoood of
> the proposition with the same force that the ones you do assert convey the
> truth of the proposition. Quantity is therefore exactly as important as
> quality.
I understand your concern. It is legitimate and I wished other people teaching would have such ethics. But acquiring knowledge should take in consideration the context in which it is provided.

Given how cookbook approach technology biased education replaces academic education nowadays, people seeking education are preconditionned to reject naturally anything that tells them *exhaustively* the ugly face of things, even if this ugly face is truth. Which makes conciseness important to let truth stand a chance against cookbook approach in a matter of attractiveness to audiences. Conciseness comes by favoring quality over quantity at least in initial stages of learning. Once hooked, people should of course deepen their knowledge by mlore exhaustive reading.

This kind of discussion gives me nostalgia to ancient greek times...;)

> But then perhaps you meant spurious quantity...
See above.

> Roy
Received on Fri Jul 07 2006 - 15:14:40 CEST