alt Hacker NewsI see this as directly correlated with the gradual denigration of liberal arts education, a core tenet of which is critical thinking.
I see this as directly correlated with the gradual denigration of liberal arts education, a core tenet of which is critical thinking.
Liberal arts education leaders haven't been doing themselves any favors. During the recent COVID-19 pandemic we saw many college administrations abandon all critical thinking to enforce blind obedience and mandatory compliance with pointless and counterproductive policies around lockdowns and mandates. Scientists were condemned for daring to even discuss alternative views.
I absolutely see value in classical liberal arts education. But popular denigration is inevitable when people see hypocritical academics casting aside true liberal thinking and using their platform to promote pernicious ideologies.