maybe the difference (tween philosophology and philosophy) is primarily one of
orientation. that is the philosopher, or philosophy teacher, is akin to an
explorer. he/she realises that everytime they set sail with a question they
know not where they will end up (or if the journey will be fruitful or
frustrating etc), whereas a philosophology teacher is sorta supposed to know
where he is going before he sets off: he is a tour guide shepherding tourists;
a philosopher is more like a fellow traveller, and a seasoned one at that.
bureaucracies (of which university is an example) like to know everything
before it happens, in triplicate....but good teachers have a way of
circumventing bureaucratic banality.
uni, as it stands, does not like philosophers (and i use this term here to
describe any true teacher, regardless of specific discipline), but this is due
primarily, i believe, to this bureaucratic impediment: inertia, very static.
i do not see the need for administrative staff, at least most of them. the
university could be run by the teachers and the students.... without the need
for a ridiculously expensive executive and administration. UQ here in brisbane
nearly went that way on 1968, but the premier stepped in (joh bjelke petersen -
basically a nazi dictator for nearly 30 years) and annulled the union election
results.
cuba, i believe, out of economic necessity, decentralised its tertiary
education system (see 'power of community' for more info here) so that they now
have a micro-university in every municipality. this model lends itself even
more readily to local autonomy, ie democratic control by teachers and students.
these micro-unis are then federated in order to decide macro issues.
i think 'an expansion of rationality' ain't enough, or is only a start. we need
to bring uni down to human dimensions...god knows i felt a tad dwarfed by the
monolithic institutions i attended. one could attend there - and get a degree
- without ever making a ripple, without ever feeling like they were truly part
of the place.
community....is it a dirty word?
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