i think i picked up the idea of "conversation" from a b3n w4tson backlash argt against de saussure!

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geuss on rorty on "conversation" (and some discontents)

have only skimmed this: am totally back-achey and mentally fuzzy today and not getting my ideas in order on ANYTHING, least of all chumpdom left right or elsewhere

am tryin to do a (small) bit of spring cleaning -- or at least its pintsize cousin "putting stuff away"

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Foucault might be more happy about the substitution of 'dance' for 'conversation' but if you point me to the relevant bit of Rorty (since I've only really dipped into the essays and never got far with The Mirror of Nature book) I'll happily retract!