================= HES POSTING ================= << it seems reasonable to suspect that failure to cite fairly obvious sources may also stem from an author's wish to claim novelty or to downplay those deemed intellectual rivals. >> Within philosophy this practice does take place, and is talked about by folks who do it -- usually in the case of downplaying unfavored persons. Rather famously, it has also been charged in the former case in a recent blow up at meetings of the American Philosophical Association. It seems from reports of this ongoing controversy that most philosophers find discussions of these facts more distasteful and unethical than they do the practices themselves. Greg Ransom [log in to unmask] ============ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ============ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]