Subj : The Game
To   : P.E.G.
From : Frank Masingill
Date : Mon Oct 23 2000 02:23 am

 P > Someone references "Melian Dialogue" and you feel that we
 P > should immediately recognize that he's talking about
 P > Thucydides?

 P > How long do you expect people to remember something about
 P > ancient Greece that they were taught in a classroom?  10
 P > years?  20?  30?

 P > You say that the book in question should have been required
 P > reading for all college students during the Cold War.  What
 P > about the college students of today?  Which Greek authors and
 P > texts should be part of their required school curriculum?  And
 P > which left out?

 P > How many hours of "recent history" should be required?  What
 P > areas of history?  Whose history?  What is to be considered
 P > recent? Please keep in mind your audience in this
 P > international echo.

 P > We at the P.E.G.'s * SUPER-SECRET * HEADQUARTERS need your
 P > answers in order to address the inadequacies that you
 P > perceive.

 P > Let's make this world a kinder, gentler, mo' better place.

 P > Thank you!

        I need to clarify one small matter that may be suitable for
a Philosophy echo.  I learned about the Melian Dialogue, NOT from a
history book or even initially from the reading of Thucydides but
from a PHILOSOPHY book.  The name of this echo IS still PHIL (for
Philosophy) isn't it?  

        When I see a reference in the posts of others on Fidonet to
something with which I'm unfamiliar, I LOOK IT UP.  Does that appear
to be a peculiarity?  One would be surprised at how much of my
education has been acquired through that practice.  LASHING out to
the person who made the reference wouldn't broaden MY knowledge base
one whit.  

        I wish all of you well and am most grateful for the offers
of guidelines for my intellectual improvement.  Such should never be
treated lightly.  

Frank

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 * Origin: Maybe in 5000 years (1:396/45.12)

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