tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post6644682966628204362..comments2024-03-28T08:57:53.180+00:00Comments on Darwinian Conservatism by Larry Arnhart: The Violent Attack on Charles Murray at Middlebury College and the Intellectual Poverty of Higher EducationLarry Arnharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619785331100785170noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post-28827724219753265522017-03-16T09:27:25.555+00:002017-03-16T09:27:25.555+00:00In this case, there was an intense campus-wide con...In this case, there was an intense campus-wide controversy over Murray's appearance, including the public letter signed by 450 alumni. So why shouldn't faculty members take this as an opportunity for an organized discussion with their students of what in fact are some deep issues raised by Murray about American class structure, equality of opportunity, and the connection between intelligence and success in life?Larry Arnharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619785331100785170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post-2203820051357698452017-03-15T21:22:10.518+00:002017-03-15T21:22:10.518+00:00Anyone who engages in assault should be prosecuted... Anyone who engages in assault should be prosecuted. Anyone who <i>substantially</i> disrupts an invited speaker should be subject to college discipline proportionate to the degree of the offense. But I see no reason to pretend that all or even most campus appearances by an invited speaker are or should be treated as a serious intellectual exercise. Other than commencement speakers, colleges, as such, rarely invite anybody: campus interest groups do. If such a group wishes to invite some charlatan or provocateur -- who was this Milo person and why should anyone care? -- to peddle his or her act on campus, it should be allowed to do so in the absence of legitimate security concerns; and if the audience misbehaves, well, I've already addressed that. It is an imposition on everyone else, however, to expect people to treat the alleged ideas of random invitees as something we should do homework about and earnestly engage.CJColuccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691840821795365920noreply@blogger.com