Hi Derek,

In mentioning "pomposity," I had in mind Daniel Pi, who used the word before you did: "the 'continental' tradition has more-or-less collapsed under the weight of its own pomposity."

I suggested that serious thinkers will "respect" the "_real concerns_" of both sides. If we did that I think it would go a long way to removing the division between them. Jim Stone has mentioned the analytical folks who study Meinong, Husserl and Sartre. Others study Hegel, Nietzsche and Heidegger. That doesn't leave a lot of the continental "canon" outside the circle.

Best, Bob