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| author | Holden, Robert H. |
| author_facet | Holden, Robert H. Holden, Robert H. |
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| contents | The Public University's Unbearable Defiance of Being Holden, Robert H. Higher Education Political Attitudes Moral Values Public Colleges Beliefs Politics of Education Educational Environment College Faculty Teacher Attitudes Religion Educational Philosophy Educational Principles Modernity has imposed on many of us, and perhaps especially on academics, a habit of silence with regard to what John Rawls called deeply held "comprehensive" moral beliefs. According to Rawls and his many disciples, the survival of liberalism depends upon the bracketing of comprehensive beliefs whenever we step into the public sphere. And in the field of higher education, that would have to include the classroom, the lab, the library carrel, the hotel conference suites where we confer and exchange ideas, as well as the vast academic publishing apparatus. I would like to call attention to the way that the supposed requirement of the Rawlsian silence is being challenged, not just by conservative critics but even by such a staunch defender of conventional liberalism as Jurgen Habermas. Second, if Habermas and the other critics are right, then a fortiori, the public university--perhaps the most representative and exemplary of all the institutions of civil society--ought to welcome the infusion of relevant but closely held beliefs, including religious ones, in carrying out its research and teaching responsibilities. |
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| spellingShingle | The Public University's Unbearable Defiance of Being Holden, Robert H. Higher Education Political Attitudes Moral Values Public Colleges Beliefs Politics of Education Educational Environment College Faculty Teacher Attitudes Religion Educational Philosophy Educational Principles The Public University's Unbearable Defiance of Being Holden, Robert H. Higher Education Political Attitudes Moral Values Public Colleges Beliefs Politics of Education Educational Environment College Faculty Teacher Attitudes Religion Educational Philosophy Educational Principles Modernity has imposed on many of us, and perhaps especially on academics, a habit of silence with regard to what John Rawls called deeply held "comprehensive" moral beliefs. According to Rawls and his many disciples, the survival of liberalism depends upon the bracketing of comprehensive beliefs whenever we step into the public sphere. And in the field of higher education, that would have to include the classroom, the lab, the library carrel, the hotel conference suites where we confer and exchange ideas, as well as the vast academic publishing apparatus. I would like to call attention to the way that the supposed requirement of the Rawlsian silence is being challenged, not just by conservative critics but even by such a staunch defender of conventional liberalism as Jurgen Habermas. Second, if Habermas and the other critics are right, then a fortiori, the public university--perhaps the most representative and exemplary of all the institutions of civil society--ought to welcome the infusion of relevant but closely held beliefs, including religious ones, in carrying out its research and teaching responsibilities. |
| title | The Public University's Unbearable Defiance of Being |
| topic | Higher Education Political Attitudes Moral Values Public Colleges Beliefs Politics of Education Educational Environment College Faculty Teacher Attitudes Religion Educational Philosophy Educational Principles |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ856008 |