Comments on: The death of the critic? http://errantventures.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/the-death-of-the-critic/ A corner of the internets Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:30:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: errantventures http://errantventures.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/the-death-of-the-critic/#comment-3 errantventures Tue, 27 May 2008 17:08:44 +0000 http://errantventures.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-3 Sorry. That isn't as clear as I meant it to be. What I was trying to get across is that history is lacking in science (at least in the way that he is discussing science). There's a great deal of guess work that happens in history (and therefore in lit crit) and no amount of statistics and wishful thinking is going to get rid of that. [edited because I realized it wasn't clear in the second try either. Now with caffeine!] Sorry. That isn’t as clear as I meant it to be. What I was trying to get across is that history is lacking in science (at least in the way that he is discussing science). There’s a great deal of guess work that happens in history (and therefore in lit crit) and no amount of statistics and wishful thinking is going to get rid of that.

[edited because I realized it wasn't clear in the second try either. Now with caffeine!]

]]> By: 英会話Girl http://errantventures.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/the-death-of-the-critic/#comment-2 英会話Girl Tue, 27 May 2008 15:49:48 +0000 http://errantventures.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-2 Okay I have to admit, I have yet to read the article you've linked to (its 1am here and I need to sleep), but I am curious about your remark that history is lacking in the sciences... What exactly do you mean? Part of me is quite ruffled that you would think such a thing, so I would like clarification before I puff further. ^_^ Okay I have to admit, I have yet to read the article you’ve linked to (its 1am here and I need to sleep), but I am curious about your remark that history is lacking in the sciences…
What exactly do you mean? Part of me is quite ruffled that you would think such a thing, so I would like clarification before I puff further. ^_^

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