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Saturday, January 15, 2022

You Can’t Force It: Doug Anderson on American Philosophy – Blog of the APA

...the line John (Kaag) heard from Jennifer, one of the Hocking daughters—"You can't force it"–when he was learning to use a scythe. This down to earth lesson occurs again and again throughout the book and sometimes I think John doesn't even notice. It also applies to the writing of the book. In writing an argumentative essay, you can "force" it–there's a generic recipe or blueprint at hand for that. But telling this story from the experiences out to the thought is a much different way of writing...

https://blog.apaonline.org/2018/02/07/why-you-cant-force-it-doug-anderson-on-american-philosophy/?amp

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