http://www.logicmatters.net/2009/05/the-state-of-the-nation/ logical reflections and prejudices : enthusiasms and sceptical thoughts : LaTeX geekery : and my logic books Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:58:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.logicmatters.net/2009/05/the-state-of-the-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-559 Peter Smith Thu, 07 May 2009 12:52:00 +0000 http://www.logicmatters.net/?p=450#comment-559 I stand suitably chastened -- especially as I'm an admirer of some scholastic logicians! I stand suitably chastened — especially as I’m an admirer of some scholastic logicians!

]]> http://www.logicmatters.net/2009/05/the-state-of-the-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-555 Brunellus Thu, 07 May 2009 12:07:00 +0000 http://www.logicmatters.net/?p=450#comment-555 It's painful to see a professional philosopher using the term ‘scholasticism’ to refer to intellectual narrowness.  The usage is well attested, certainly, but it rests on and contributes to ignorant prejudice, and there are several alternatives (e.g. ‘narrowness’, ‘parochialism’, ‘sectionalism’, and the singularly ugly ‘compartmentalization’). It's painful to see a professional philosopher using the term ‘scholasticism’ to refer to intellectual narrowness.  The usage is well attested, certainly, but it rests on and contributes to ignorant prejudice, and there are several alternatives (e.g. ‘narrowness’, ‘parochialism’, ‘sectionalism’, and the singularly ugly ‘compartmentalization’).

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