I see it as all part of the same continuum: a failure to be objective about the subject, and a failure to be honest about the material. Maybe some people believe accomplishment justifies cruelty - I don't know. I've certainly written papers on peoply I disliekd - Governor Charles Lawrence comes to mind. I certainly wouldn't want to spend time with him for the length of a whole book, though he was rather interesting to pursue for the length of an undergraduate honour's paper.
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Date: 2007-08-05 12:22 pm (UTC)