Comments on: In Appreciation: Glen Thurow and the Problem of Speech in Democratic Life http://www.ashokkarra.com/2008/04/in-appreciation-glen-thurow-and-the-problem-of-speech-in-democratic-life/ On Poetry, Politics and Philosophy - A Sketch, An Intersection Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:54:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ashok http://www.ashokkarra.com/2008/04/in-appreciation-glen-thurow-and-the-problem-of-speech-in-democratic-life/comment-page-1/#comment-481 Ashok Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:16:00 +0000 http://www.ashokkarra.com/?p=499#comment-481 @ Publicola: Thanks for reading, and for the criticism, but all these themes have been explored by Glen in his papers and books and lectures. I did wonder if I was going off on a tangent, but the concept of "American Political Religion" alone requires a lot of background.<br/><br/>That having been said, I wouldn't be surprised if Glen did wonder where overt mentions of his concerns disappeared to in the body of the speech :) @ Publicola: Thanks for reading, and for the criticism, but all these themes have been explored by Glen in his papers and books and lectures. I did wonder if I was going off on a tangent, but the concept of “American Political Religion” alone requires a lot of background.

That having been said, I wouldn’t be surprised if Glen did wonder where overt mentions of his concerns disappeared to in the body of the speech :)

]]> By: Publicola http://www.ashokkarra.com/2008/04/in-appreciation-glen-thurow-and-the-problem-of-speech-in-democratic-life/comment-page-1/#comment-480 Publicola Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:09:00 +0000 http://www.ashokkarra.com/?p=499#comment-480 This is a good speech to give...though I'm not sure if it is appropriate for the occasion. It appears that the purpose of this is to explain the importance of speech through the medium of the importance of Presidential rhetoric through Lincoln's rhetoric. How this directly relates to Glen and his retirement is unclear. If this were meant to be how speech relates to politics, which is the activity of the polis, which is the comprehensive human association aimed at the good then I would say spectacular! However I can't because the point of this was to praise Glen Thurow on the occasion of his retirement. <br/><br/>I think you were right in your own self evaluation the other day. Needless to say, if anyone is looking for how important speech really is for the polis then this entry is a great starting point. This is a good speech to give…though I’m not sure if it is appropriate for the occasion. It appears that the purpose of this is to explain the importance of speech through the medium of the importance of Presidential rhetoric through Lincoln’s rhetoric. How this directly relates to Glen and his retirement is unclear. If this were meant to be how speech relates to politics, which is the activity of the polis, which is the comprehensive human association aimed at the good then I would say spectacular! However I can’t because the point of this was to praise Glen Thurow on the occasion of his retirement.

I think you were right in your own self evaluation the other day. Needless to say, if anyone is looking for how important speech really is for the polis then this entry is a great starting point.

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