tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165044694341896839.post4717485060406675486..comments2024-02-29T06:51:50.242+01:00Comments on Daniel Pargman's academic homepage: On books on "Big Ideas"pargmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17208443783482286491noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165044694341896839.post-1039929984346473702011-10-16T21:19:41.490+02:002011-10-16T21:19:41.490+02:00While they might sell fewer books because of that ...While they might sell fewer books because of that reason, I don't think it would have been a bestseller anyway - for some reason!pargmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17208443783482286491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165044694341896839.post-19273171995034787902011-10-16T09:14:14.118+02:002011-10-16T09:14:14.118+02:00I agree with your analysis "Everyone was just...I agree with your analysis "Everyone was just doing their jobs, playing their pre-determined roles like marionettes, but the result is a race to the bottom." but this sends cold shivers down my spine. The results of this race are presented to the world not as "big ideas" but as scientific fact. Elongated essays have become a replacement for knowledge. Sure they may be interesting and well written but they all too often cherry pick their way through facts to squeeze them into a pre-determined answer (the big idea). <br /><br />Just a comment on Point 3. Suoranta and Vadén's book has also been released online under a copyleft license (I keep it among my free book list http://www.digital-rights.net/?page_id=3403) so their position in Amazon bestseller may be compromised as their core audience have probably read the pdf?Mathias Klanghttp://digital-rights.netnoreply@blogger.com