One should act against criticism rather than defend against it

Evidence

When Mark Tushnet alludes to my isolation from the community of critics, he has it right. Surely Goethe speaks for me when he counsels, “Against criticism we can neither protect nor defend ourselves; we must act in despite of it and gradually it resigns itself to this.” — Philip Chase Bobbitt, Reflections Inspired by My Critics, 900

Categorization

• SEED: The Goethe line captures a stance toward scholarly criticism worth citing in any essay on responding to academic reviewers.
• XREF: connects to: Legal criticism improves when focused on specific premises and syllogisms. — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 451; Extreme acts of self-sacrifice can function as argument rather than abandonment of it — Jamal Awil, The Whispering Archive: The Complete…, 569; The black subject should act on social structures, not keep his place (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Extreme acts of self-sacrifice can function as argument rather than abandonment of it #exemplifies (0.60) — Jamal Awil, The Whispering Archive, 569
• The black subject should act on social structures, not keep his place #expands (0.55)
• Legal criticism improves when focused on specific premises and syllogisms. #exemplifies (0.50) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 451