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> Universities are the places where society does its thinking, where the habits and mores of our citizens are shaped. This sounds a lot more like a hypothetica
by EForEndeavour 5y ago
> Universities are the places where society does its thinking, where the habits and mores of our citizens are shaped.
This sounds a lot more like a hypothetical ideal than a statement of fact.
- mhb 5y agoUh yeah. It's aspirational and why they're starting a university.
- EForEndeavour 5y agoIf it's aspirational, I would have suggested replacing "are" with "ought to be."
- tomrod 5y agoI see no Hume-ian distinction here with is/ought. The context seems pretty clear. But regardless, perhaps for some the verbiage could be clearer with adding the kludge of "ought to be."
- EForEndeavour 5y agoI made my original comment because despite the context I'd read up to that sentence, my gut reaction was "that definitely doesn't sound right."