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Catttt Posted 11 years ago
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healthily perverse

What does "healthily perverse" mean in this context? Does it mean although Rockman is interested in new scientific experiments , he is not totally immersed in such activities specially in their dark sides, but he is a fan of their good sides? Does it mean he has deviation from the path of pure environmentalism in a healthy manner?

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Rockman is a tough ally to have on board as part of any inquiry into the future of the environment, because as well as being open-minded and curious, he is unsentimental and healthily perverse. He has made work to support the conservation campaign to stand against General Electric’s pollution of the Hudson River in New York but he is also enthusiastically pro stem-cell research.
  

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red apple What does "healthily perverse" mean in this context? I read it as: He tends to challenge accepted ideas in a productive manner.

— Mister Micawber

  • red apple What does "healthily perverse" mean in this context?
  • I read it as: He tends to challenge accepted ideas in a productive manner.
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red appleWhat does "healthily perverse" mean in this context?
I read it as: He tends to challenge accepted ideas in a productive manner.
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Well. And does "though ally" has a negative sense meaning "it is difficult to have Rockman as an ally in the field" or a positive sense meaning "he is a strong ally"?
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red appleAnd does "tough ally" has a negative sense meaning
No.
red appleor a positive sense meaning "he is a strong ally"?
Yes.
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