The argumentum ad personam, is strongly disapproved of in the "academic community.” Respectable critique meets its opponent in its best form; critique honors itself when it overwhelms its rival in the full armor of its rationality. (Peter Sloterdijk)

The argumentum ad personam, is strongly disapproved of in the "academic community.” Respectable critique meets its opponent in its best form; critique honors itself when it overwhelms its rival in the full armor of its rationality.

Peter Sloterdijk

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