Re: walking a mile in her moccasins...

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On 9/17/05, Mati Senerchia <senerchia@...> wrote:

> > I object quite strongly to the notion that personal experience is

> required

> > for " real " knowledge,

>

> Why? It's true. " I don't know " : powerful little words, and easier than

> you think.

Obviously it depends on what the knowledge being sought is. One does

not have to personally experience breastfeeding to know it's

nutritional content, but one needs to have breastfed to know what it

feels like to breastfeed.

But that's sort of tautological-- it's necessary to have personal

experience of something to know what it's like to personally

experience it.

Otherwise, the notion fails. In all other cases the personal

experience is not necessary to ascertain the relevant information.

Chris

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Mati-

> > I object quite strongly to the notion that personal experience is

>required

> > for " real " knowledge,

>

>Why? It's true. " I don't know " : powerful little words, and easier than

>you think.

Typical of your rhetorical manipulations. What exactly is it you'd have me

say " I don't know " about? And as has already pointed out, the only

thing experience is definitionally necessary for is experience.

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