tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830926676646063620.post8783726391866500289..comments2023-05-31T10:36:21.078-04:00Comments on Don't Forget the Avocados: When the Devil Really is in the Details (or, How the Internet Fulfills a Chesterton Quote)Anna Mussmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11631139113615066986noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830926676646063620.post-1598187419095591312014-01-27T13:00:33.078-05:002014-01-27T13:00:33.078-05:00Thanks for hosting the linkup! I'm enjoying fo...Thanks for hosting the linkup! I'm enjoying following your blog. Anna Mussmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11631139113615066986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830926676646063620.post-34228161774744867672014-01-26T12:09:02.675-05:002014-01-26T12:09:02.675-05:00"Arguments over details are safe enough for p..."Arguments over details are safe enough for public consumption because they touch on nothing fundamental. They will not anger, inspire, move, or challenge anyone."<br /><br />Wow. And yes! Details also require much less complete thinking. To tackle a detail is one thing- to tackle an idea is another thing entirely.<br /><br />I'm so glad you linked up- I'm having fun poking around your blog!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11471641245888346516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830926676646063620.post-6477478721120523092014-01-24T20:25:43.111-05:002014-01-24T20:25:43.111-05:00Richard Weaver also says something similar in Idea...Richard Weaver also says something similar in Ideas Have Consequences and it stuck with me for this very reason. Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11240353902995298142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830926676646063620.post-33431985019783896872014-01-23T12:07:03.522-05:002014-01-23T12:07:03.522-05:00Yes, I definitely see this trend in how history is...Yes, I definitely see this trend in how history is studied. On of my history professors once said that another part of the problem is the constant push to publish, publish, publish. Academics used to be able to spend a lifetime of study and then publish one or two books that were the accumulation of years of thought and knowledge. Now they must pump out materials that can't possibly be as good, or display as much breadth of knowledge, as the work of the older generation. Anna Mussmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11631139113615066986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830926676646063620.post-80199882688582826832014-01-23T12:03:51.258-05:002014-01-23T12:03:51.258-05:00Thanks for the link! I was actually planning to li...Thanks for the link! I was actually planning to link it up myself this weekend. :-)Anna Mussmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11631139113615066986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830926676646063620.post-11181344614162867512014-01-21T23:49:56.826-05:002014-01-21T23:49:56.826-05:00This makes me think of academia--particularly the ...This makes me think of academia--particularly the liberal arts--at the higher levels: Those working at the graduate level must research topics that no one has written on before; since the broader topics have been the subject of much study already, they are glossed over in favor of niche studies. This produces instructors who are most knowledgeable about obscure slivers of information in their field. There is no time to procure or pass on the broad foundation of liberal studies. Then again, as you observe, it may be that it is safer not to offer such foundational breadth, since doing so would require at least the tacit declaration of certain topics being more worthy of study than others. This our pluralistic society is most loath to do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051395756057712298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830926676646063620.post-2080859387028497032014-01-21T23:07:15.897-05:002014-01-21T23:07:15.897-05:00That would be here: http://www.amongstlovelythings...That would be here: http://www.amongstlovelythings.com<br />GretchenJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641677400029070452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830926676646063620.post-36377581391644140552014-01-21T23:06:01.082-05:002014-01-21T23:06:01.082-05:00May I link this post to Weekends With Chesterton?May I link this post to Weekends With Chesterton?GretchenJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641677400029070452noreply@blogger.com