[lit-ideas] Re: When Glory *Means* A Nice Knock-Down Argument: Grice vs. Toulmin
- From: Eric Yost <mr.eric.yost@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:02:02 -0500
>>Possibly Toulmin never understood Oxford.
It is possible that a sociopath like Lou Mint
never really does understand any place he or she
visits. After all, sociopaths mimic emotion rather
than participating in it, and for Lou Mint, this
ancient city north of London was just another
backdrop for his impersonations, manipulations,
and deceits.
>>There he arrives, compleat with PhD from
Cantab. For what? Surely that would be enough to
challenge a few Oxonian minds.
Clever of Mint to use "Cantab," a carefully chosen
anagram of "tan cab," as the reference for his
bogus PhD. And he definitely challenged Oxonian
minds all right -- to the tune of $84,000 and
several priceless artworks. It is rumored that Lou
Mint and Patricia Highsmith had an affair during
his stay at Oxford.
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