But I wouldn't denigrate 'passion' - it underlies so much in art & science. It's very different to 'ideological fervour'.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
But I do see the same problems the author does. I'd just quibble over terms & whether passion & engagement are really the problem.
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Does seem to be a re-envisioning of the old problem of public or private life, action or contemplation, statesman or philosopher.
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Framing it as passion vs moderation seems unhelpful to me.
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I think campuses have allowed certain behaviours over time to be normalised. All they need is to set sensible policies applied consistently.
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That would be good but that would entail overturning the whole system of thinking which led to this in the first place
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The 'system of thinking' would be due to the lack of political & idealogical diversity, correct?
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And the shift towards postmodernism in the academic left which I wrote about recently?
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Replying to @HPluckrose
I thought that was covered by the lack of diversity.
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Yes, kind of, but I'm really thinking of a large-scale academic shift in thinking which has also permeated culture more widely.
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The dominance of this is certainly manifested in a lack of diversity of ideas but I tend to see it more in terms of a big cultural shift.
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