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Tenured professors, particularly of EWD's stature, get a lot of license to say what they want. I can certainly a few of my instructors who were rather colorful
by ThrowawayR2 6y ago
Tenured professors, particularly of EWD's stature, get a lot of license to say what they want. I can certainly a few of my instructors who were rather colorful in a variety of ways.
- brundolf 6y agoI've no doubt they have license to do so without damaging their careers. That doesn't make it a good take.
- junon 6y agoBecause it makes you uncomfortable? Or because you have reason to believe otherwise?
- brundolf 6y agoBecause any subjective assertion this narrow is going to be some amount of wrong.
- dkarl 6y agoDijkstra was obsessed with mathematical correctness and certainly knew it was pointless to pursue in human language speaking about complex topics. He wanted people to pay attention, and they did. I think it's a testament to the effectiveness of his writing, and proof that it was not merely inflammatory, that people still read him and debate his ideas today, when his ideas have as little mainstream acceptance as they ever had.