Date: 	Sun, 8 Mar 1998 15:16:20 -0500
Subject: Re: HAB: Putting it to a Vote


On Fri, 6 Mar 1998 19:29:34 -0500  Antti Kauppinen wrote:

> In a wide sense, a performative contradiction is saying one 
thing and doing the opposite. In a more restricted sense, it is 
saying one thing and *thereby* doing the opposite. Ken's 
charge is that criticizing someone for this is incoherent, a 
logical circle, at least when Habermas does it. Now,

> >1. How many people think it is a coherent and rational 
charge? 

> We'll find out next week.

Aggghghggh.  No no no.  I'm simply pointing out that when 
Habermas argues that an argument is a performative 
contradiciton Habermas also commits a performative 
contradiction.  It just doesn't move things along in a helpful 
way.

ken




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