Thursday, November 09, 2006
POMO IN PRACTICE
Peter L. Berger on postmodernism:
Without going into this vast body of materials, let me repeat what I often say to students who come braying to me with postmodernist ideas: Suppose that I return a term paper to you with a failing grade and a note that reads, “I should give you a much better grade, but I hate your guts, so there.” You will scream bloody murder, go to the dean, possibly sue me. What is the assumption behind your outrage? Obviously, you expect me to grade your paper fairly—that is, objectively—regardless of my feelings about you. But why do you demand this of me as a teacher while denying my ability to do it as a researcher?
Lately published in the Australian Financial Review; recommended by reader Brian M.
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