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brian kingsley commented on Re: What is the importance of diversity in higher education? on February 2, 2008, 12:26 AM

I am troubled by the idea that what defines "diversity" has come to be represented by race, class, and gender. Especially in higher level education, what is important is a diversity of ideas. I don't see how we can asses the content of a person's ideas by the color of their skin, the size of their bank account, or by type their genitalia.

brian kingsley commented on What is the role of Philosophy in the 21st Century? on February 2, 2008, 12:12 AM

Currently, I believe the most important task of philosophy is provide dissenting voices, people like Nietzsche, Marx, Heidegger, and Foucault provide an counter balance to the status quo. Without dissent our democracy is in trouble.

brian kingsley commented on WHAT IS RIGHT? on February 1, 2008, 11:48 PM

Of course right and wrong exist, the idea that we all get to do what ever we want is ludicrous. I feel completely justified in saying that the Holocaust was evil, and that feeding starving children is good. I believe that we ought to behave as though people have at least as much worth as we believe that we ourself posses. We create a morality collectively as a society that attaches consequences to actions that we have deemed inappropriate, and to answer the original question, I think one of the ideals we've created is that vigilantly justice is wrong.

brian kingsley commented on Re: What is the importance of diversity in higher education? on February 1, 2008, 7:26 PM

I am troubled by the idea that what defines "diversity" has come to be represented by race, class, and gender. Especially in higher level education, what is important is a diversity of ideas. I don't see how we can asses the content of a person's ideas by the color of their skin, the size of their bank account, or by type their genitalia.