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> Heterodox Academy's stated mission is to advocate for more conservatives in academia. Heterodox Academy advocates for ideological heterogeneity in department
by k5329 10y ago
> Heterodox Academy's stated mission is to advocate for more conservatives in academia.
Heterodox Academy advocates for ideological heterogeneity in departments, which in the context of the academy as it exists today means conservatives. It was created by Jonathan Haidt[0] who is not and has never been a conservative. Considering the results of the study, it would be impossible for any significant number of conservative social psychology professors to be a part of the organization (there are no significant numbers of conservative social psychology professors).
If you choose not to read the studies that I've cited, that's your own partisan anti-intellectualism and it's a perfect example of how partisanship (even left-wing partisanship) prevents the search for truth.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Haidt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Haidt
- hackuser 10y ago> that's your own partisan anti-intellectualism I'm happy to discuss issues, whether or not we agree, but personal attacks aren't welcome here on HN. They create a few problems: 1) They are unpleasant for the recipient; 2) they don't inform other users or otherwise add value to the discussion; and 3) they derail discussion and spread like cancer - one personal attack breeds several more. No real harm done, but let's stick to comments that are worth everyone's time to read. That's why I asked about different cites; I wanted to learn something.