On Dec 11, 2008, at 11:51 PM, Fred Bauder wrote:
Bald assertions of authority by persons with
academic credentials are
unacceptable. They are required to cite reliable sources same as
anyone
else and, if they are competent, should know the literature in their
field.
Sure. But on the other hand, we should recognize that the nature of
"the literature in their field" differs from field to field. Frankly,
NOR was written for a field more like chemistry than like literary
studies. And that poses a problem.
-Phil
That's all I'm asking in this general discussion, recognition that there
is a problem.
Fred