I'd never heard of this man, but his book now goes on my "to read" list. He's a kind of Swedish Jordan Peterson. Wouldn't it be great if somebody equally intelligent, articulate, and discerning were to arise in UK academia?
I recall a garrison where for some reason the Army had put in a Welsh regiment, a Highland Scots regiment and an Ulster regiment. The Royal Military Police had a very busy time trying to persuade them of the benefits of multiculturalism and diversity.
Interesting, I don't normally bother with online talks - too slow.
Tricky field, everyone has an agenda these days and gaming the system is rife on all sides. Central problem seems to be religion and the demands of those who demand respect for a concept that has no provable validity. In a sensible world we would abandon the whole idea. Perhaps the line to take is 'we are here to study Western philosophy and J S Mill, you signed up for that when you joined the course. If you don't like it then clear off and do something else'.
The other side of the coin is that new professors in the future might very well decide J S Mill was all wrong and the teachings of the Quran are the way forward. Such is life and the slow rotation of society, add another 100 years and the cycle will turn again and history will be re re re re written as it always is.
Roger - it is a tricky field, although I'd say the central problems include identity belief as well as religion. In a technical and highly connected world the pendulum seems to be more constrained by reality than it was. Processes must continue to work and people must understand why they work. Not everyone unfortunately.
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I'd never heard of this man, but his book now goes on my "to read" list. He's a kind of Swedish Jordan Peterson. Wouldn't it be great if somebody equally intelligent, articulate, and discerning were to arise in UK academia?
I recall a garrison where for some reason the Army had put in a Welsh regiment, a Highland Scots regiment and an Ulster regiment. The Royal Military Police had a very busy time trying to persuade them of the benefits of multiculturalism and diversity.
"There are certain cultures which have been able to deal with these things better than other cultures."
Yes.
Sam - I've read a sample downloaded onto my Kindle and I'll probably buy it.
Demetrius - and in the end I bet nobody joined.
James - yet so many people dare not say it.
Interesting, I don't normally bother with online talks - too slow.
Tricky field, everyone has an agenda these days and gaming the system is rife on all sides. Central problem seems to be religion and the demands of those who demand respect for a concept that has no provable validity. In a sensible world we would abandon the whole idea. Perhaps the line to take is 'we are here to study Western philosophy and J S Mill, you signed up for that when you joined the course. If you don't like it then clear off and do something else'.
The other side of the coin is that new professors in the future might very well decide J S Mill was all wrong and the teachings of the Quran are the way forward. Such is life and the slow rotation of society, add another 100 years and the cycle will turn again and history will be re re re re written as it always is.
Roger - it is a tricky field, although I'd say the central problems include identity belief as well as religion. In a technical and highly connected world the pendulum seems to be more constrained by reality than it was. Processes must continue to work and people must understand why they work. Not everyone unfortunately.
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