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re: Universities should scale back SJW curricula.
Posted on 1/11/19 at 2:02 pm to Big Scrub TX
Posted on 1/11/19 at 2:02 pm to Big Scrub TX
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I would add that ignoring the humanities leads to rampant scientism, e.g. China's terrible one-child policy, which has likely crippled them for a century (or more) and is possibly the greatest state blunder in the history of the world.
I think you could do things like introduce inter-disciplinary majors which combine philosophical, statistical, and scientific principles with the humanities. A philosophy of science course where people read Karl Popper and apply him is to current debates is very valuable. That method exposes students to the history of the topic, the methodology of science, and its applicability. If they read Popper there, they might read Popper on their own. But who wants to train people who understand Popper enough to design a course with those aims? That's why the myopia of these curriculum debates come in. The particular richness of Western culture is the ability to free associate seemingly disparate subjects and see how they relate. I'd rather never lose that ethic.
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Posted on 1/11/19 at 2:05 pm to crazy4lsu
quote:You really are the most sane person on these boards. If the Poli Board is nearly all id, you are the super ego.
I think you could do things like introduce inter-disciplinary majors which combine philosophical, statistical, and scientific principles with the humanities. A philosophy of science course where people read Karl Popper and apply him is to current debates is very valuable. That method exposes students to the history of the topic, the methodology of science, and its applicability. If they read Popper there, they might read Popper on their own. But who wants to train people who understand Popper enough to design a course with those aims? That's why the myopia of these curriculum debates come in. The particular richness of Western culture is the ability to free associate seemingly disparate subjects and see how they relate. I'd rather never lose that ethic.
Posted on 1/11/19 at 2:09 pm to crazy4lsu
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I think you could do things like introduce inter-disciplinary majors which combine philosophical, statistical, and scientific principles with the humanities. A philosophy of science course where people read Karl Popper and apply him is to current debates is very valuable. That method exposes students to the history of the topic, the methodology of science, and its applicability. If they read Popper there, they might read Popper on their own. But who wants to train people who understand Popper enough to design a course with those aims? That's why the myopia of these curriculum debates come in. The particular richness of Western culture is the ability to free associate seemingly disparate subjects and see how they relate. I'd rather never lose that ethic.
First, Popper is one of my favorite political philosophers. The Open Society and Its Enemies had a huge impact on the development of my current socio-political views.
To address your post however, while I agree with you in theory, I just don't think it's possible to squeeze all that in to a typical four year STEM degree. Most of my fraternity brothers were electrical/aerospace/optical engineers and their course load was BRUTAL to say the least.
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