Trying Out One’s New Sword Professor Mary Midgely in her article “Trying Out One’s New Sword” (The White Text, pp. 34 – 37) criticizes a position which “many people theoretically favor” (page 34. paragraph one) namely: “denying that we can ever understand any culture except our own well enough to make judgements about it (page […]
Choose two or three examples of “good” academic writing from “Hooks and Sinkers” and “Show and Tell.” Then examine a passage of Sword’s own writing here.
Discussion board 2 Choose two or three examples of “good” academic writing from “Hooks and Sinkers” and “Show and Tell.” Here, “good” can mean stylish, engaging, thought-provoking, creative, effective, or otherwise impressive according to Sword’s criteria–and your own. You might even examine a passage of Sword’s own writing here. No matter which examples you examine, […]