Beyond the Horizon
An argument based on ideas differs from an argument based on people or things. In many instances, an argument based on ideas presupposes a frame of reference within which an evaluation can take place. An argument based upon people or things, however, requires no such assumption. One is asked to look, compare, and to draw […]
Intuition and Counterintuition
“The walls of rude minds are scrawled all over with facts, with thoughts. They shall one day bring a lantern and read the inscriptions.” Right thinking, we are told, must be rigorous, logical. Our arguments must avoid at all costs any sentimentality, any emotion. To use an imprecise term, to skip a step, to generalize––all […]
