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Texas A&M Bans Plato - Daily Nous

Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course. You have a day to decide. That's a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy at Texas A&M University, was told by university officials today about his upcoming "Contemporary...
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donbosco said:
Hearing that this platform/website may be in the pipeline.

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Looks like they're turning college professors into public school teachers - must teach to an approved course syllabus, must teach in a certain way, etc. Academic freedom is on life support in red states.
 
altmin said:
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Texas A&M Bans Plato - Daily Nous

Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course. You have a day to decide. That's a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy at Texas A&M University, was told by university officials today about his upcoming "Contemporary...
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The problem with Plato is evidently that Readings from Plato’s 'Symposium' — especially Aristophanes’ 'Myth of Split Humans' and Diotima’s 'Ladder of Love,' -- might violate a recent policy mandate from the U of Texas Board or Regents. See here: TPR.
 
Haha. Everyone knew that these idiot policies were going to sweep in a lot more than intended, but Plato being banned is fucking hilarious.
 
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