Comments on: Do Bears, Um, Do Their ‘Dooty’ In The Woods? http://informedspeculation.com/2005/10/20/do-bears-um-do-their-dooty-in-the-woods/ Refunds Cheerfully Given To All Who Disagree Sat, 07 Apr 2012 09:00:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Fred http://informedspeculation.com/2005/10/20/do-bears-um-do-their-dooty-in-the-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-7133 Fred Fri, 21 Oct 2005 18:58:21 +0000 http://decision08.net/2005/10/20/do-bears-um-do-their-dooty-in-the-woods/#comment-7133 The worse professor I every had used the philospohy that because students came to his class to learn from him, whoever did not agree with him must not have been paying attention. The worse professor I every had used the philospohy that because students came to his class to learn from him, whoever did not agree with him must not have been paying attention.

]]> By: Knemon http://informedspeculation.com/2005/10/20/do-bears-um-do-their-dooty-in-the-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-7112 Knemon Fri, 21 Oct 2005 03:15:07 +0000 http://decision08.net/2005/10/20/do-bears-um-do-their-dooty-in-the-woods/#comment-7112 MC, it *is* by necessity. Professional necessity. MC, it *is* by necessity. Professional necessity.

]]> By: peter http://informedspeculation.com/2005/10/20/do-bears-um-do-their-dooty-in-the-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-7110 peter Fri, 21 Oct 2005 03:02:11 +0000 http://decision08.net/2005/10/20/do-bears-um-do-their-dooty-in-the-woods/#comment-7110 That's good to hear, Mark -- the whole idea is to let the best ideas win, and if they aren't all represented, it's hard to see how you can get a real education (defining education as what you have left after you forgot everything that you learned) -- That’s good to hear, Mark — the whole idea is to let the best ideas win, and if they aren’t all represented, it’s hard to see how you can get a real education (defining education as what you have left after you forgot everything that you learned) –

]]> By: Mark http://informedspeculation.com/2005/10/20/do-bears-um-do-their-dooty-in-the-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-7108 Mark Fri, 21 Oct 2005 02:52:15 +0000 http://decision08.net/2005/10/20/do-bears-um-do-their-dooty-in-the-woods/#comment-7108 peter, I think it's not the case that there are no conservative viewpoints on campus - I think it's more that they are in the distinct minority, and are sometimes intimidated by the need to get tenure in departments dominated by liberals, etc. I must say that at Texas Tech, I was pretty happy with the professors - there did not seem to be many attempts made at 'indoctrination', for which I am eternally grateful... peter, I think it’s not the case that there are no conservative viewpoints on campus – I think it’s more that they are in the distinct minority, and are sometimes intimidated by the need to get tenure in departments dominated by liberals, etc. I must say that at Texas Tech, I was pretty happy with the professors – there did not seem to be many attempts made at ‘indoctrination’, for which I am eternally grateful…

]]> By: peter http://informedspeculation.com/2005/10/20/do-bears-um-do-their-dooty-in-the-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-7106 peter Fri, 21 Oct 2005 01:51:45 +0000 http://decision08.net/2005/10/20/do-bears-um-do-their-dooty-in-the-woods/#comment-7106 Perhaps the best professor I had was a hard right conservative (Hadley Arkes at Amherst -- his name may be familiar because he often writes for the op-ed page in the Wall Street Journal). He used Supreme Court decisions to debate with his uniformly liberal students about abortion, free speech, the VietNam war, and the other issues of the day. I still think of him regularly because when trying to formulate an opinion, I always think "how would I justify this to Professor Arkes?" If it is true that universities lack conservative viewpoints (and I don't know whether or not this is true -- perhaps it is another myth like the Liberal Media), then it is a damn shame. I don't know how you can get a complete education if you only are exposed to the views of like-minded individuals. Perhaps the best professor I had was a hard right conservative (Hadley Arkes at Amherst — his name may be familiar because he often writes for the op-ed page in the Wall Street Journal). He used Supreme Court decisions to debate with his uniformly liberal students about abortion, free speech, the VietNam war, and the other issues of the day. I still think of him regularly because when trying to formulate an opinion, I always think “how would I justify this to Professor Arkes?”

If it is true that universities lack conservative viewpoints (and I don’t know whether or not this is true — perhaps it is another myth like the Liberal Media), then it is a damn shame. I don’t know how you can get a complete education if you only are exposed to the views of like-minded individuals.

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