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02-11-2013, 09:50 PM | #141 |
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No, I am not. To teach is to give an orientation of the subject, not to thouroughly argument for it. Not until the student knows enough to orient herself. When the you recognize the subject you can start to dissect its logical structure and then you need to be able scrutinize every argument in detail. Thus every single step must, at least in principle, be available. Thus in this case authority is not anyones master. In this way science is truly democratic even if there are no elections.
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In fact I have already stated probably multiple times, one must use "appeal to authority" wisely and is not a catch all. :constern01: Quote:
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