As a confirmed long-term exile from academia and professional existence, I see Peirce as a role model for nomads of the universe - he might pluralize universe. I think the best thing Peirce-inclined academics can do is demonstrate in readable prose - as here of late - ways Peirce anticipated precisely the issues with which we are wrestling now. Such pieces can be widely circulated and begin to tilt scales of public opinion and wake up the comatose. Gary F. does this in an exemplary manner. I try in my way. Anyone can do this.
*ShortFormContent at Blogger* <http://shortformcontent.blogspot.com/> On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 5:55 PM, Sally Ness <[email protected]> wrote: > Jon, > > Thank you for this reminder Jon--I should have mentioned it specifically in > the last post. And thanks also for identifying the additional resources. > > I wish I had some word of consolation for you. However, Peirce also faced > very depressing circumstances and still managed to do the work he did. > Perhaps his example might provide a trace of hope. > > Best, > Sally > > > > Sally, Gene, & All, >> >> In relation to the "purpose of a university" and what's been happening to >> it lately, >> I earlier mentioned the themes of "academic capitalism" and the "war on >> science". >> >> <JA 30 Aug 2011> >> I think it is reasonable to be concerned with distorting influences >> on research and scholarship, whether we find them in the sciences or >> in the other disciplines. Looking around, the conflicts of interest >> appear to grow more pushy and more pervasive every day. I'm thinking >> of cautionary tales like Slaughter and Leslie on Academic Capitalism, >> or Chris Mooney in "The Republican War on Science", just to name two >> that other contexts of discussion are constantly bringing to mind. >> >> But the question was: What to do about it? >> >> It appears that further inquiry is called for. >> </JA> >> >> Here is a paper that summarizes the issues of academic capitalism: >> >> Susan M. Awbrey, >> Making the 'Invisible Hand' Visible: >> The Case for Dialogue About Academic Capitalism >> http://www2.oakland.edu/**oujournal/files/5_Awbrey.pdf<http://www2.oakland.edu/oujournal/files/5_Awbrey.pdf> >> >> I fear that the situation has grown far worse since the time that >> paper was written, but it depresses me too much to talk about it, >> so I'll just leave it at that until I recover some trace of hope. >> >> Regards, >> >> Jon >> >> -- >> >> facebook page: >> https://www.facebook.com/**JonnyCache<https://www.facebook.com/JonnyCache> >> policy mic: >> www.policymic.com/profile/**show?id=1110<http://www.policymic.com/profile/show?id=1110> >> inquiry list: >> http://stderr.org/pipermail/**inquiry/<http://stderr.org/pipermail/inquiry/> >> mwb: >> http://www.mywikibiz.com/**Directory:Jon_Awbrey<http://www.mywikibiz.com/Directory:Jon_Awbrey> >> knol: >> http://knol.google.com/k/-/-/**3fkwvf69kridz/1<http://knol.google.com/k/-/-/3fkwvf69kridz/1> >> oeiswiki: >> http://www.oeis.org/wiki/User:**Jon_Awbrey<http://www.oeis.org/wiki/User:Jon_Awbrey> >> > > ------------------------------**------------------------------** > --------------------- > You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the PEIRCE-L > listserv. To remove yourself from this list, send a message to > [email protected] with the line "SIGNOFF PEIRCE-L" in the body > of the message. To post a message to the list, send it to > [email protected] > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the PEIRCE-L listserv. To remove yourself from this list, send a message to [email protected] with the line "SIGNOFF PEIRCE-L" in the body of the message. To post a message to the list, send it to [email protected]
