Bob Shell wrote: > On Jul 25, 2006, at 3:49 AM, Don Williams wrote: > >> Someone posted a bit about the 'moon landing was filmed in Death >> Valley >> lunatics' the other day. Try this one for /real /bullshit: >> >> http://email.latimes.com/cgi-bin1/DM/y/e5td0LgybQ0G2B0HjO40EF > > Which part do you consider bullshit? What the man proposes to teach, > or the university defending his right to teach it? Personally, I > think freedom of speech must encompass ideas that the mainstream > considers repugnant.
Freedom of speech is not the issue, nor is academic freedom. An individual appointed to a teaching position has to teach and not indoctrinate students. But Stanley Fish said it all better than I could, so over to him: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/23/opinion/23fish.html?ex=1311307200&en=eb67d7b666d8ae71&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss Keith McG -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
