Open AccessThe Bench and Academia
Author(s) -
Louis T.C. Harms
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
per
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.204
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 1727-3781
DOI - 10.17159/1727-3781/2009/v12i4a2749
Subject(s) - key (lock) , law , tone (literature) , minor (academic) , set (abstract data type) , sociology , media studies , political science , computer science , philosophy , computer security , linguistics , programming language
I am touched, Chair, by the invitation to deliver the keynote address at your meeting. A keynote address is supposed to set the key for the occasion. It should be filled with wisdom and jurisprudential philosophy. However, I imagine that most of you would prefer an address that sounds more like background music – allowing you to ignore it and to enjoy your wining and dining. Therefore, if what you are about to hear is not set in the A Major key but rather in F Minor, consider that I am not only hard of hearing, I am also tone deaf.