tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post169350207516817604..comments2024-03-28T05:13:13.921-04:00Comments on Books, Inq. — The Epilogue: The trouble with experts ...Frank Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18410473158808750903noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-49156819398903672572010-07-28T20:56:25.934-04:002010-07-28T20:56:25.934-04:00Well, Lincoln, you're sure in hell right about...Well, Lincoln, you're sure in hell right about that, though it is rare indeed.Frank Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18410473158808750903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-41651938304530585792010-07-28T16:48:29.965-04:002010-07-28T16:48:29.965-04:00I agree that politics is not a science although a ...I agree that politics is not a science although a number of universities have Departments of Political Science, and students can graduate with degrees in Political Science.<br />Still, I believe that Feynman's call for "a kind of utter honesty - a kind of leaning over backwards" can be usefully applied to a number of important endeavors, including the political one.Lincoln Hunterhttp://www.lincbyline.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-56460124533251105202010-07-28T16:15:52.801-04:002010-07-28T16:15:52.801-04:00Maybe "politics" is one the sciences tau...Maybe "politics" is one the sciences taught by Professor Quincy Wagstaff, of Huxley College.<br /><br />:-)Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08952101708880633319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-7569650027776816752010-07-27T21:27:33.840-04:002010-07-27T21:27:33.840-04:00Only politics, I think we all agree, is not scienc...Only politics, I think we all agree, is not science, and has no experts -- unless you consider winning a sign of expertise.Frank Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18410473158808750903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-91364964115235622672010-07-27T16:08:49.952-04:002010-07-27T16:08:49.952-04:00True, unless your experiment is in the political f...True, unless your experiment is in the political field. Then such behavior will be denigrated as weak, indecisive, too intellectual, viz, Adlai Stevenson.Lincoln Hunterhttp://www.lincbyline.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com