It is important for the fate of academia to fight back against the idea that the job of teaching is to indoctrinate students how to form good opinions. The search for truth is an exercise in mental autonomy. Academia should increase mental agency, not constrain it.
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Teach epistemology. Force universities to openly declare whether they stand for either the pursuit of truth or for a political denomination where possible, so the discourse can happen in the open. Encourage, protect and support individuals when they think independently.
12:53 AM - 7 Oct 2018
from Cambridge, MA
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