tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17982460.post115014451696407021..comments2023-06-10T01:21:26.805-08:00Comments on The World According to Pooh: Hilzoy on 'Seriousness'Poohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10088628100700088755noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17982460.post-1150399595409120742006-06-15T11:26:00.000-08:002006-06-15T11:26:00.000-08:00Hilzoy's general epistemic principle #1 is interes...Hilzoy's general epistemic principle #1 is interesting: (<I>"it is not true that being realistic always requires taking the toughest option.</I>") Sometimes I'm vulnerable to this idea- although I was a Colin Powell pre-war supporter so maybe I'm being too harsh on myself. It can be a very seductive (and misleading) idea.cakreizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16325209344753683958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17982460.post-1150213861000289492006-06-13T07:51:00.000-08:002006-06-13T07:51:00.000-08:00Excellent article, and a fine counterpoint to view...Excellent article, and a fine counterpoint to views like Callimachus'.<BR/><BR/>I think he's a little too hard on Beinart, though. Beinart deserves the rough welcome his book is receiving, but I think his main argument - that one cannot have "national greatness" without also having national humility - is right on point.Tom Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09225454358448794250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17982460.post-1150150081170489222006-06-12T14:08:00.000-08:002006-06-12T14:08:00.000-08:00I think it just reflects a desire to have the conv...I think it just reflects a desire to have the conversation driven by the grown-ups instead of the Id-driven on either side.Poohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088628100700088755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17982460.post-1150146360661886992006-06-12T13:06:00.000-08:002006-06-12T13:06:00.000-08:00I'm worried, Pooh. I agree wholeheartedly with yo...I'm worried, Pooh. I agree wholeheartedly with your post and with Hilzoy's. What does that <I>mean</I>? Am I becoming weak in my old age? Actually it just confirms my Colin Powellish instincts.cakreizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16325209344753683958noreply@blogger.com