There is a fork in the road for the future of Cornell University. Cornell must choose between what Jonathan Haidt calls two mutually exclusive telos—the search for truth or social justice activism. The fact that these two teloi are mutually exclusive has been highlighted at Cornell University where the SIPS Diversity and Inclusion Council claims on an official website of the
Dear Trinity654, I think that speaking out and raising objections is far, far less futile than living in a university in which the search for truth is no longer a priority.
"The search for truth requires robust discussion and constant questioning of the assumptions, evidence, and analysis that led to the interpretations and conclusions we call objective and truthful knowledge."
A ruthless interogation of all claims to propositional knowledge is bedrock to the mission of the Academy. There are no sacred cows. It is truly bizarre that this basis of truth seeking is under threat from within the West.
I like the quote attributed to Darryl Davis, “We should be anti-racism, not anti-racist." That echoes St. Augustine's, "Hate the sin but love the sinner."
(The last couple paragraphs in the bio of him below should be cleaned of the redundancy.)
Dear Trinity654, I think that speaking out and raising objections is far, far less futile than living in a university in which the search for truth is no longer a priority.
Dear Quarrelsome...the search for truth is very different than claiming to know the truth! The first is Socratic, the second is Platonic!
Perhaps it’s time to have the Lysenko Professorship of biology.
Outstanding essay with a great collection of information. Thanks for this!
Looks like Cornell is in big trouble.
Hope the admin make the right decision.
Thanks for exposing this- cheers!
Is there a way to view the Daryl Davis and the College debates events online? Thanks
"The search for truth requires robust discussion and constant questioning of the assumptions, evidence, and analysis that led to the interpretations and conclusions we call objective and truthful knowledge."
A ruthless interogation of all claims to propositional knowledge is bedrock to the mission of the Academy. There are no sacred cows. It is truly bizarre that this basis of truth seeking is under threat from within the West.
Great work.
Is it even worth speaking out and raising objections anymore, I wonder? It all feels so futile.
I like the quote attributed to Darryl Davis, “We should be anti-racism, not anti-racist." That echoes St. Augustine's, "Hate the sin but love the sinner."
(The last couple paragraphs in the bio of him below should be cleaned of the redundancy.)
https://www.fairforall.org/profile/daryl-davis/
https://web.archive.org/web/20221127114652/https://www.fairforall.org/profile/daryl-davis/