tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post4399665798056841466..comments2024-03-28T21:41:32.110-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: Why Universities Must Choose One Telos: Truth or Social JusticeGrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-52770763103936144182016-10-25T06:57:29.357-04:002016-10-25T06:57:29.357-04:00Obviously, no one is going to force them to choose...Obviously, no one is going to force them to choose. In the video, Haidt explains why not choosing is harmful for everyone, so "must" here is a conditional expression: If universities want to be able to achieve their telos, they must choose one.<br /><br />In the video, he strongly endorses choosing truth, by the way. That's the whole point of his Heterodox Academy. However, he says that if a university prefers social justice as its telos, it would be better to be open about it.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-31819750452591201662016-10-24T19:12:05.255-04:002016-10-24T19:12:05.255-04:00Meh. They certainly don't have to choose one. ...Meh. They certainly don't have to choose one. They can be as self-contradicting as they wanna be. Kinda obvious that's what's going on. <br /><br />Eric Blairnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-70944557128361681302016-10-24T13:21:22.337-04:002016-10-24T13:21:22.337-04:00Valerie, in the video he actually takes the term &...Valerie, in the video he actually takes the term "social justice" apart and explains when it is justice and when it is injustice. He's good at this.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-47040716590840739682016-10-24T11:12:42.215-04:002016-10-24T11:12:42.215-04:00Aristotle thought justice was a combination of fai...Aristotle thought justice was a combination of fairness and lawfulness, where the law was designed to make you behave as if you were virtuous. Even in that sense, though, you'd sometimes have to decide between what was fair and what was true. At least you could tell the truth about why you were being unfair.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-55333687429170179022016-10-24T11:09:24.942-04:002016-10-24T11:09:24.942-04:00I have observed that when the modifier "socia...I have observed that when the modifier "social" is added to the term "justice," the result is not justice.<br /><br /><br /><br />Valerie<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com