[PEN-L:32385] Re: Re: Re: Birds of a feather

[Peter Dorman <dormanp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Singer doesn't take the positions Easterbrook has attributed to him.
You don't have to agree with Singer (I often don't) to appreciate this.
There was an article in the Chronicle of Higher Ed about a year ago
that was fair-minded, I thought, on Singer and his critics.  The man is
not a monster...

Peter

e. ahmet tonak wrote:

> How did you conclude that Easterbrook hasn't read Singer?
>
> Peter Dorman wrote:
>
> > In his first paragraph, Easterbrook reveals he hasn't read Singer,
> > but rather the people who write about Singer.  Given his rather loose
> > standards of  intellectual accountability (also revealed in his past
> > writings on environmental issues), his endorsement of this latest
> > book is of little interest.
> >
> > Singer is not my favorite philosopher, but he's not bad for a
> > utilitarian.
> >
> > Peter