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From: Daniel Purdy <dp31@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 10:19:32 -0400 (EDT)
Yes we former debaters do have our own jargon which does stand out from
the jargon of academia. Education really is just a matter of trading one
set of technicalities for another. i was impressed by the guy who caught
the scent of forensics so quickly.
Daniel Purdy
Columbia University
On Fri, 17 Sep 1999 TekUtopia@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Actually, I am a debater; but this question arises more from my own
> philosophical journey rather than debate. My old debate coach introduced me
> to Foucault about a year ago (he wrote his doctoral thesis about one of
> Foucault's theories). Since then, I've been heavily questioning my
> traditionally humanist, modernist value system.
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