I am completely out of patience with people determined to miss the point & be antagonistic.
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I have calmed down now but for goodness sake. Stating evo psych hypotheses abt the purpose of literature is not stepping on lit critics toes
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I encounter this all the time & it's infuriating. Its also a failure to distinguish between evolved traits & individuals thoughts/behaviour
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Jesus. Calling evo psych a 'new-fangled discipline' & complaining that it talks abt human nature in lit when lit critics already do that.
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It's embarrassing & it's the reason I wrote my thing abt why evo psych should be included in literary criticism. They hated it.
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I try to be polite & explain this is complementary to existing approaches (not PoMo ones) & not an attack on them but end up losing temper.
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I've realised that this is the only time I do lose my temper. When ppl are being unreasonable & antagonistic about history & literature
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Coz I think they matter & I want to do them properly & this attitude makes it so bloody difficult. They don't even have to agree with me
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Just not be so bloody threatened & defensive about it & demonstrate this by being deliberately obtuse & obfuscating everything. Arghhhhh!
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I don't know what this is about but I admire your argumentative skills and clarity of thought (& I don't get easily impressed)
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