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<blockquote data-quote="pemerton" data-source="post: 5599062" data-attributes="member: 42582"><p>That's not quite what I said.</p><p></p><p>China also achieved real economic growth in the Song dynasty, although it didn't last, and was still more important than Britain as a centre of world production through to the late 18th century. China is something of a puzzle case for Weber-style accounts of modernity - one treatment that I know of that seems at least plausible is Marshall Hodgson's.</p><p></p><p>This is one of the challenges in setting a fantasy RPG in China.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure I follow. I'm being sincere in this discussion. I'm saying what I think, and doing my best to explain where I'm coming from in relation to some potentially controversial claims.</p><p></p><p>I teach social theory in a leading Australian law school. I have been published in serious law and philosophy journals. I'm not trying to "pull rank" in this discussion, but I don't quite see why I should hold back either in deploying what I regard as my expertise. (It's certainly common on this forum to see professional engineers, IT experts, game designers etc deploy their expertise when relevant.)</p><p></p><p>If you think I'm wrong, by all means says so. Or if you think board rules preclude it, say that instead. It's a completely reasonable move to make in these sorts of discussions, which obviously touch on important political questions. But I don't understand why you want to take it to a meta-level about who's (self-)educated and who's just a wanker.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pemerton, post: 5599062, member: 42582"] That's not quite what I said. China also achieved real economic growth in the Song dynasty, although it didn't last, and was still more important than Britain as a centre of world production through to the late 18th century. China is something of a puzzle case for Weber-style accounts of modernity - one treatment that I know of that seems at least plausible is Marshall Hodgson's. This is one of the challenges in setting a fantasy RPG in China. I'm not sure I follow. I'm being sincere in this discussion. I'm saying what I think, and doing my best to explain where I'm coming from in relation to some potentially controversial claims. I teach social theory in a leading Australian law school. I have been published in serious law and philosophy journals. I'm not trying to "pull rank" in this discussion, but I don't quite see why I should hold back either in deploying what I regard as my expertise. (It's certainly common on this forum to see professional engineers, IT experts, game designers etc deploy their expertise when relevant.) If you think I'm wrong, by all means says so. Or if you think board rules preclude it, say that instead. It's a completely reasonable move to make in these sorts of discussions, which obviously touch on important political questions. But I don't understand why you want to take it to a meta-level about who's (self-)educated and who's just a wanker. [/QUOTE]
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