I've been thinking this for a while and I need to say it at least once. The Stephen Colbert Show isn't all that funny. I'm sorry, but he tries to play a "serious" satire of "serious" conservative pundits. Now if he went all Michael "Get AIDs and DIE!" Savage on his quests it might be an entertaining show. (But maybe only Michael Savage can do a good satire of Michael Savage, y'know?)
Philosophy of Mind class is already wearing me out. For example:
Gibbons: "Are you thinking about the pink elephant in the corner of the room?"
Class: "We are now....?"
Gibbons: "No you're not, because there is no pink elephant in the corner of the room. You're thinking about your IDEA of a pink elephant in the corner of the room."
A stunning revelation, I'm sure? It makes some sense if you're into the Dualist/Logical Behaviorist debate, but I'm majoring in philosophy because of an interest in morality and ethics, even a little logic, not because of an interest in how minds communicate to the body. There should really be more morality classes in the philosophy department.
History of 19th Century Germany has some good reading. It's unfortunate that the teacher says "um..." every other word....... Having criticized my university so much however, I must say I'm eternally thankful for it. At the very least we don't have the witch-hunting alumni UCLA has all of a sudden. I'm honestly afraid of what the university teaching world may be around the time I might want to be a professor. What happens when the conservatives on the current attack finally succeed in dissolving African American, Chicano, and Womens Studies? Do they go after similarly small departments like Holocaust and Genocide Studies, and will these be dissolved or amalgamated into the History departments?
I'm finally travelling again this weekend for my debate judge duties. First to Fremont, on to Norfolk, then back to Fremont and Lincoln once more! It should be splendidly mediocre, but at least I get some money and some time with some old friends.
Philosophy of Mind class is already wearing me out. For example:
Gibbons: "Are you thinking about the pink elephant in the corner of the room?"
Class: "We are now....?"
Gibbons: "No you're not, because there is no pink elephant in the corner of the room. You're thinking about your IDEA of a pink elephant in the corner of the room."
A stunning revelation, I'm sure? It makes some sense if you're into the Dualist/Logical Behaviorist debate, but I'm majoring in philosophy because of an interest in morality and ethics, even a little logic, not because of an interest in how minds communicate to the body. There should really be more morality classes in the philosophy department.
History of 19th Century Germany has some good reading. It's unfortunate that the teacher says "um..." every other word....... Having criticized my university so much however, I must say I'm eternally thankful for it. At the very least we don't have the witch-hunting alumni UCLA has all of a sudden. I'm honestly afraid of what the university teaching world may be around the time I might want to be a professor. What happens when the conservatives on the current attack finally succeed in dissolving African American, Chicano, and Womens Studies? Do they go after similarly small departments like Holocaust and Genocide Studies, and will these be dissolved or amalgamated into the History departments?
I'm finally travelling again this weekend for my debate judge duties. First to Fremont, on to Norfolk, then back to Fremont and Lincoln once more! It should be splendidly mediocre, but at least I get some money and some time with some old friends.
posted by Alex S. at 12:34 AM
1 Comments:
It's good to see that you are still blogging! I am too! With regards to education, Professors need to begin to assert their intellectual independence. Professors should teach in the Socratic Method. A good book along these lines is "Growing up Absurd" by Paul Goodman.
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