<HTML>Hi Garrett,
instead of complaining »ad nauseam«, people should take the initiative. Instead of reading books, they should WRITE books.
This is precisely what Umberto Eco did [see post above]. His book »Foucault's Pendulum« is more than a brilliant persiflage or learned caricature, more than a mere »reductio ad absurdum«: it's a sequel to his first novel »The Name of the Rose«, which is concerned with the subversive power of laughter and comedy. Eco is well aware of what Enlightenment is all about. He, not unlike the serene Condorcet, is not afraid of playing the game.
Michael</HTML>
