The Role of Politics in Academic Philosophy
Clearly it is possible to do politics in philosophy without doing political philosophy.
Oliver Traldi
· 6 min read
Education
A collection of 399 posts
Age of Amnesia
The spread of mass education may have exemplified the promise of liberal civilization. The spread of mass education may have exemplified the promise of liberal civilization. But, without an understanding and appreciation of what allowed it to flourish, it could also accelerate its dissolution.
Joel Kotkin
· 9 min read
From Academia to Hollywood: An Interview with Tony Tost
Right now, I’m maybe most spooked by how a living, breathing cultural memory is seeming to evaporate.
Clay Routledge
· 21 min read
Conservatives in Philosophy: A Brief Rejoinder to Tristan Rogers
If the whole academe is meant to pursue truth, then it can be fine for different traditions to develop that are not perfect ideological representatives of society at large.
Shelby T. Hanna
· 5 min read
The Fog of Youth: The Cornell Student Takeover, 50 Years On
The ethical shortcomings of the 1969 Cornell student rebellion, which appear so glaring today, were anything but clear to us radical activists at the time.
Tony Fels
· 27 min read
Ideology and Facts Collide at Oberlin College
The recently concluded libel trial involving Oberlin College offered a demonstration of this phenomenon on the part of both the defendants and much of the media covering the case.
Daniel McGraw
· 15 min read
Science vs. Purpose: The College Board’s New Adversity Index
Claims over what is being measured by a standardized assessment (referred to as a test’s construct) are where claims of scientific rigor can distort understanding of social goals associated with a particular test.
Jonathan Haber
· 7 min read
How the 'Underground Grammarian' Taught Me to Tell Reason from Rubbish
Clear language engenders clear thought, and clear thought is the most important benefit of education.
Mark Andre Alexander
· 13 min read
The Bitter Debate over School Discipline
It may be neither politically correct nor pleasant to argue that aggregate group differences in behavior exist, but it’s essential for policymakers to have the proper diagnosis lest the prescribed cure do more harm than good.
Max Eden
· 6 min read
Progressivism at the University of Melbourne: No Cause for Alarm
The University of Melbourne is situated in the country’s most progressive major city, as evidenced by their unique propensity to elect the Greens to the lower house in federal politics.
Shaun Khoo
· 6 min read
When Protected Characteristics Collide
Local MPs have also become involved, some of whom have failed to appreciate the dynamics of the situation.
Tehmina Kazi
· 8 min read
Noah Carl: An Update on the Young Scholar Fired by a Cambridge College for Thoughtcrime
Unfortunately, St. Edmund’s College did the bidding of the protestors, launched two separate investigations and last month terminated Noah Carl’s employment.
Quillette
· 6 min read
What Does Teaching ‘White Privilege’ Actually Accomplish? Not What You Might Think (Or Hope)
But there is a danger that, by talking about this inequality as an all-consuming phenomenon, we will end up creating a flattened and unfair image that portrays all whites in all situations and all contexts as benefiting from unearned advantages.
Zaid Jilani
· 8 min read
Free University Tuition: A Cautionary Note from Germany
Tuition-free universities also have problems with student motivation. Most Americans who teach ordinary classes in Germany find average German students somewhat less motivated than their dues-paying American counterparts.
Andrew Hammel
· 6 min read
Watching Harvard, My Alma Mater, Surrender to the Mob
Students who receive their education on campuses where mobs force the hand of professors and administrators can be expected to bring those same anti-liberal values into the wider world.
Kaveh Shahrooz
· 6 min read