In later years Dewey deliberately adopted an antirhetorical style, in the belief that readers should be persuaded by the cogency of the thought rather than the felicities of the prose. He was uncommonly successful in getting rid of the felicities.
-- Louis Menand, The Metaphysical Club, p. 304
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Snarky Academic Comment of the Day
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