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Because we laud them for their undeniable achievements. Criticizing with current criteria of acceptable behavior is just an ad hominem.
by rapsey 7y ago
Because we laud them for their undeniable achievements.
Criticizing with current criteria of acceptable behavior is just an ad hominem.
- CathedralBorrow 7y agoI think it's quite healthy to be able to discuss say, a person's legacy, from different angles rather than restrict discussion to only the good parts.
- mruniverse 7y agoChristopher Hitchen's reporting on Mother Teresa comes to mind.
- okcando 7y agoIt's a seldom-acknowledged fact but ad hominems run both ways. If saying that he can't have been that good for his bad actions is an ad hominem, then saying he can't have been that bad for his good actions is surely also an ad hominem. For however we define good and bad.