Word: hominem
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...waited somewhat impatiently at the dock that divides up the council chambers, Al went into a rambling spiel that lasted more than 25 minutes, delving into topics as disparate as the leash law and the rising incidence of public dopesmoking. It was a sort of ad hominem filibuster, although in my assessment at the time it was a waste of time for everyone and a waste of effort on the part of a crackpot councilor. Al talked about Italian cooking, he talked about the deterioration of respect for the city council, but mostly, it seemed, he just talked. I left...
Giving an ad hominem edge to his words, Eanes expressed dismay at the unexpected good showing of Saraiva de Carvalho and warned Portugal's self-styled Fidel Castro not to carry his "campaign of agitation" beyond the election. Saraiva de Carvalho, who will soon face trial for his alleged part in the leftist uprising that Eanes put down last fall, preached "people's power" during the campaign and called for the creation of workers' assemblies that would eventually do away with parliamentary democracy. In the Lisbon industrial belt, particularly in big factory towns like Setubal, Saraiva...
That is Burger's diagnosis. Some staff personnel at the court privately offer three ad hominem explanations for the slowdown: the Chief Justice himself, Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall and Associate Justice Harry Blackmun. Burger's numerous off-court activities have cut sharply into his time for court work. Justice Marshall has been frequently ill this term, and the work of his law clerks on whom he has relied in the past for excellent writing has been uneven...
...case of ad hominem; the man is easy to attack. His thought is far less susceptible to predators. To Kierkegaard, reason was devouring faith, like a snake swallowing its own tail. The solution was a radical renewal of Christian belief. To Nietzsche, humanity's theological license had expired, and man could either plunge into nihilism or freedom. This now classical alienation from faith became Heidegger's concern. In his seminal work, Being and Time, he set out to investigate the nature of existence. He tried to discard the Cartesian dualism of mind and matter. Heidegger...
Still grinning despite a barrage of recent ad hominem attacks, Jimmy Carter wasted little time campaigning in Massachusetts...