Pettit on Political Philosophers

A Foolish Consistency
June 19, 2013

But to say that no one individual philosopher can expect to do much alone is not to say that political philosophy as such does not achieve anything significant. The prospect of political conversation coming entirely adrift from the reflection of political philosophers is a bleak and chilling scenario. For it is mainly by virtue of the . . .

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Pettit on Political Philosophers

A Foolish Consistency
June 19, 2013

But to say that no one individual philosopher can expect to do much alone is not to say that political philosophy as such does not achieve anything significant. The prospect of political conversation coming entirely adrift from the reflection of political philosophers is a bleak and chilling scenario. For it is mainly by virtue of the . . .

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Are MOOCs Good for Students? | Boston Review

A Foolish Consistency
June 18, 2013

This article perfectly articulates my feelings regarding MOOC (Massive, Open, Online, Courses). Focussing on efficiency and the transfer of information misses the larger purpose of higher education and the role of the teacher/scholar:

Such a vision not only reduces education to rote learning, it also reduces the educator to the . . .

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Are MOOCs Good for Students? | Boston Review

A Foolish Consistency
June 18, 2013

This article perfectly articulates my feelings regarding MOOC (Massive, Open, Online, Courses). Focussing on efficiency and the transfer of information misses the larger purpose of higher education and the role of the teacher/scholar:

Such a vision not only reduces education to rote learning, it also reduces the educator to the . . .

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Ideas Economy: Innovation 2010 | The Economist

A Foolish Consistency
May 28, 2013

Some interesting ideas about managing and the value of allowing people to make mistakes, rather than trying to prevent every mistake.

Ideas Economy: Innovation 2010 | The Economist

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Ideas Economy: Innovation 2010 | The Economist

A Foolish Consistency
May 28, 2013

Some interesting ideas about managing and the value of allowing people to make mistakes, rather than trying to prevent every mistake.

Ideas Economy: Innovation 2010 | The Economist

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A Foolish Consistency
May 17, 2013

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