My Critique of Ad Hominem Reasoning
Ideas Are Bigger Than Their Spokespeople
I asked Twitter the following question
Nearly 40% thought the author was a Christian monk. Only 20% guessed correctly—the author is William E. Connelly, left-leaning political science professor, from his book Identity/Difference.
What are we to make of this exercise?
Lots of people have reason to dislike the state. In the abstract, we can’t tell who or why…
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