But spin – the pronouncing on things from an interested angle – is not a regrettable and avoidable form of suspect thinking and judging; it is the very content of thinking and judging

Stanley Fish on his home territory -- lovely essay but he himself is guilty of making assertions about the nature of thought and language which, as i understand it, psychologists would say was at best unproven: we need more empiricism on the topic and less art faculty assertion and rhetoric. But i do have to acknowledge his expertise on the topic of language since i came up against his work whilst doing my degree and didn't agree with it but couldn't defeat his arguments.

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