Out of Cite

"I said that. I told him to say that!"
--Jack Ryan (Clear and Present Danger)

Am chewing thru Chodorov (1959), another essay by a 'mid century' commentators on our movement away from our roots. This is another author who knows how to write.

He makes an interesting comment in the intro about his lack of citations and footnotes. He suggests that shoring up arguments with citations is often meant to impress gullible readers with a viewpoint's validity--knowing full well that counter citations can be found for nearly any argument. Instead, Chodorov provides a general acknowledgement to all of the writers/thinkers that in some way contributed to his 'not authoritative' and 'unoriginal' work. And then presents his arguments pretty much citation-free.

An interesting approach that runs counter to my research training.

In the context of his essay, however, and what he's trying to do--which is to present his blend of reasoning--it works well.

Reference

Chodorov, F. 1959. The rise and fall of society. New York: The Devin-Adair Company.