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August 15, 2005
Dr. Steen
Congratulations to Mark Steen, who successfully defended his dissertation this afternoon. He's still got to do a few minor revisions on the bulk of it and one major reworking of one aspect of his last chapter, but he's as good as done at this point. For some reason I have this urge to write a review of the defense, but I'll save Mark having to relive the event.
Posted by Jeremy at August 15, 2005 7:12 PM
Comments
seems to me like modern day politics should be right up his ally if he really is that good at argumentation. the only way to get anything accomplished in the legislature to somehow argue your idea or belief well enough that those across the aisle will adhere to what they first thought to be absurd. in essence i guess i can agree with the statement that supreme court justice may not be the best position for roberts, but i would give him politics over analytic metaphysician.
Posted by: Drew at September 14, 2005 10:12 PM
Why do I think you intended to be saying this about a different post?
I was joking that the description seems to match what people frequently say about virtually every analytic metaphysician. That has no bearing on my view about whether he will be a good Chief Justice. That takes a very different sort of skill, which I think it's extremely clear that Roberts also has. It's just that this skill isn't the sort of thing you commonly hear being said about a judge.
Posted by: Jeremy Pierce at September 15, 2005 12:46 PM
I think you're on the wrong post Drew
Posted by: Aidan Maconachy at September 27, 2005 12:43 AM