Having been caught out for publishing plagiarized novels (http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/oct/28/prolific-romantic-fiction-writer-exposed-as-a-plagiarist?CMP=share_btn_fb ), Laura Harner used the “M” word euphemism. ‘Responding to the Guardian in a statement, Harner said she realised she had “made mistakes”. “I own them, and I will deal with…
Category: Moral Choice
More Mistakes about ‘Mistake’: Haslem, Farmer, and the Browns
Cleveland.com quotes Jimmy Haslem, “”Ray Farmer knows and has (said to the Browns) he made a mistake in sending those texts.” Come on! If Farmer meant to text person x and punched in the wrong number while distracted by the…
Marc Hauser’s “Mistakes”
Consider: Marc Hauser, a Harvard University professor, reportedly admits, “I acknowledge that I made some significant mistakes.” He has been placed on leave and been judged by a his university to be “solely responsible” for eight instances of scientific misconduct.”…