Gene,
Thank you for the link to your insightful essay.
The paragraph from C. Wright Mills was so striking
that I couldn't resist re-citing it in another context
where we have been discussing these ever-recurring issues.
PolicyMic : "The Next Credit Crisis" : Mary Dowell-Jones
http://www.policymic.com/group/showCompetition/id/1806#comment-18643
Regards,
Jon
Eugene Halton wrote:
Here is something I wrote earlier this week on centralized power that relates
at another angle:
http://www.deliberatelyconsidered.com/2011/09/the-megapower-elite/
Gene
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Sadly I agree with Jon's sense of despondency concerning "the war on science."
The problem, however, is the product of "central planning." As a consequence we are Serfs (Hayek). Looking for a prescriptive solution that is other than the simple devolution of this centralized system will only make matters worse.
With respect,
Steven
On Sep 30, 2011, at 7:06 AM, Jon Awbrey wrote:
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
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
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