One man's jargon is another man's... joke?

I propose to complete the quartet as Schapiro's partner, critiquing Derrida's critique of Schapiro's critique of Heidegger, in order to move toward a resolution of the debate and a better understanding of Van Gogh's painting and the meaning of art (history).

-Benjamin Binstock, Vermeer's Family Secrets (Routledge, 2008)

Seriously.

When I first posted this on fb, my friend Kat replied, "I think I made that argument once. But I sure as hell wasn't Shapiro's partner."

Let's just leave it at that.