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> The other explanation is that this new wave of illiberalism “is just the cumulative effect of several generations” of professors having indoctrinated their st
by Analemma_ 6y ago
> The other explanation is that this new wave of illiberalism “is just the cumulative effect of several generations” of professors having indoctrinated their students in an ideological mixture of postmodernism and Marxist critical theory. Unfortunately, we have just reached the tipping point.
A friend of mine quipped recently that you can always tell who is behind the curve on their critiques of colleges when they say things like this. For several years now the actual dynamic has been that the undergraduates arrive and tell the professors what to think.
In other words, whether you agree with the students or not, Pinker isn't going to have any success here because this culture is formed long before anyone gets to college.
- mushbino 6y agoTo be fair, times change and professors tend to be from a much different generation than the students. During the Vietnam war many professors thought the students were going too far in protesting. Professors can teach the students HOW to think and the students can teach the professors WHAT is important to them. Ideally, it's a two way street. If not then the professors are being left behind by the times.