False dichotomies:aca/non-aca

[Steven Maas (CUTR)]

On Fri, 25 Oct 1996 MASCARO at humnet.ucla.edu wrote:

> This academic/non-academic duality polarity dichotmy is nonsense.  Was I a 

I agree, and by saying P.s work is not necessarily academic I did not mean
to imply a dichotomy between two types of readers.  At most, differing
expectations.

> Can't--academics--who don't seem to be spoken of very highly--read for fun 

I apologize if I sound as if I don't think highly of academics.  I, for
one, am glad that several of the members of this list are from a litcrit
background (at least I think there's several).  Without youse guys I don't
think this list would exist, and despite what my post may have sounded
like, I do appreciate many of the explanations provided.

> But really,  does wondering how something works mean you are missing the 
> experience?  Does believing that knowing how something works enhances your 
> fun in digging it make one an effete egghead?   Does knowing what a cello sounds 
> like mean you can't appreciate a symphony?  silly silly
> 
> john m

Well put.

	Steve Maas