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Lost in translation

You know something has been lost in your explanation of philosophical analysis and critical responses when your student says, “I feel a lot better about the paper now that I know there’s no right or wrong answer!” Doh.

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2 Responses to “Lost in translation”

  1. Comrade Kevin Says:
    February 9th, 2008 at 12:03 am

    Perhaps an over-semantical, though well-intentioned description of the paper and its intended scope is to blame? :-)

  2. ck Says:
    February 9th, 2008 at 2:22 pm

    Yes, I take some of the blame…

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