prejudices

From: Damien Broderick (damien@ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au)
Date: Wed Sep 17 1997 - 06:26:33 MDT

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I'm in the middle of reading Dr David Deustch's mind-boggling Popperian
book THE FABRIC OF REALITY, which I recommend strongly. I just found a
charming essay at

http://webley.zq.com/tle/le970401-10.html

where Deutsch analyses a Star Trek:NG episode in an exploration of a
curious and galling prejudice, belittling resentment of the young. (I
suspect the general implications of this ep are not really those he draws,
because actually most kids *are* less suited to command decisions, etc,
than most adults - but I detect the justified rage of a former prodigy
nicely shaped into an artful essay.)

Damien Broderick

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