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> I think it's pretty unreasonable to call him a "hustler" [...] a mark of striking (and uncommon) intellectual honesty. No, given his towering intellectual di
by CRConrad 4y ago
> I think it's pretty unreasonable to call him a "hustler" [...] a mark of striking (and uncommon) intellectual honesty.
No, given his towering intellectual dishonesty in political writings, he is a hustler.
If his actual scientific work isn't a hustle, too bad for him: Having revealed his character in one arena, he's shot his reputation and disqualified himself from the benefit of the doubt in all arenas.
- denton-scratch 4y ago> his towering intellectual dishonesty in political writings Citation needed. You can disagree with his political opinions; he takes positions that are controversial. That's not the same as intellectual dishonesty or hustling.
- CRConrad 4y ago> Citation needed. https://youtu.be/VCcX_xTLDIY https://youtu.be/VCcX_xTLDIY