No, your excesses make you inadequate to the task e.g. explicating
Pound's poetry. CP

En Lin Wei wrote:
>
> Carlo wrote:
> <<
> <<  Subject: Re: The inadequacy of the apolitical Confucius
> thesis--Confucianism &
>          Fascism
>
> Yes. I too am addressing questions only of Pound's Poetry and not
> personal inadequacy. The inadequacy actually refers to your excesses of
> exegesis. Pound's understanding of Confucius would not be your
> understanding hence the inadequacy of your argument through the excesses
> of your approach to the Cantos. Your 'excesses' are many . . . .>>  >>
>
> >>
> >>
>
> Inadequacy means "not enough", or something "lacking", while "excess" means
> "too much."
>
> That seems contradictory to me.
>
> What I have noted in some of your recent posts is a lack of specific
> reference to any of the points I am making or to the "excess" of evidence I
> am presenting.
>
> Is this because:
>
> 1)  You do not wish to present any evidence to counter the quotations FROM
> EZRA POUND which I present?
>
> 2)  You sense that there is something which might be wrong with the evidence
> I am presenting, but have not yet figured out how you might counter it?
>
> 3)  You choose, at present, not to think about the specifics?
>
> Or some other reason?
>
> Since this is an Ezra Pound discussion list, it would seem appropriate to
> discuss Ezra Pound's words, his writings, his poetry, his biography, his
> times, or the implications of his work for world culture.  Rather than
> assert that  such and such a  presentation is inadequate or  excessive, it
> would be useful to present your own evidence to confront the argument you
> wish to refute or question.
>
> This particular strand began when you asked me if I thought Pearlman's
> thesis ---regarding the role of Confucius in Pound's work--- was correct.
> You presented some very excellent and thoughtful quotes from Pearlman, and I
> replied with other quotes from Pound and other scholars who have written on
> Confucianism.   I response to my reply you have only asserted that my
> approach is inadequate.  EVIDENCE, PLEASE.
>
> Regards,
>
> Wei
>
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