David Decosimo
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@DavidDecosimo
Philosopher & A̶s̶s̶o̶c̶i̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶D̶e̶a̶n̶ @UNC School for Civic Life & Leadership. Ethics, religion, & politics. Academic freedom. RT≠endorse; opinions own
Every educator needs to keep this Flannery O'Connor gem in a back pocket for the next time a student complains about the relevance or boringness of an older book... “And if the student finds that this is not to his taste? Well, that is regrettable. Most regrettable. His taste should not be consulted; it is being formed.”
Because Thomas Jefferson wrote that freedom of religion is "meant to comprehend, within the mantle of its protection, the Jew and the Gentile, the Christian and Mahometan, the Hindoo and infidel of every denomination."
It was in 2022 that WPATH declared “eunuch” a gender identity & recommended that doctors castrate people who want their body to “match” this self-image. They cited 9 sources, counting Daily Beast & a self-published book on fictional eunuch villains by a poet-journalist.
This isn’t an anti-woke or a pro-conservative assessment of a new set of programs at American universities - it’s an honest examination of the way the earth is shifting in higher education. Nobody knows where it’s headed.Highly recommended- by Pamela Paul wsj.com/us-news/educat…
@zenahitz Hm. My experience in philosophy is that there isn't so much hostility to religion as such these days, but there is to more conservative flavors of religion or religion that goes w/ more conservative positions on political issues.
I have been fired as Associate Dean of UNC's School of Civic Life & Leadership, without explanation & upon my return from parental leave. I have some thoughts on the future of the civic school movement & the possibility of university reform.🧵
A moment of silence for the devoted Foucault scribes & exegetes in denial that many self-proclaimed Foucauldians really do tend to be power reductionist. It’s a damn tough row to hoe, having chosen such a hero. Pour one out for them tonight.
@DKThomp @EoinHiggins_ It’s only thinking if it comes from the champagne region of the human brain
@dee_of_e Of course Foucault fans would be ignorant of or dishonest about the fact that major critics as varied as Habermas, Fraser, Taylor, Walzer, & others see him as tending toward power-reductionism & leaving critique no leg to stand on. Matters are even worse with his imitators.
If you embrace the Foucauldian view that scholarship is essentially political, then you simply do not have a leg to stand on when whoever wields political power decides to put your research or university in their crosshairs. Indeed, such a claim practically invites the attack.
If you embrace the Foucauldian view that scholarship is essentially political, then you simply do not have a leg to stand on when whoever wields political power decides to put your research or university in their crosshairs. Indeed, such a claim practically invites the attack.
If you embrace the Foucauldian view that scholarship is essentially political, then you simply do not have a leg to stand on when whoever wields political power decides to put your research or university in their crosshairs. Indeed, such a claim practically invites the attack.
@vjoshuaadams Sorry you don’t like what his disciples have done with his work. Here’s an 18K+ word article I published in Journal of Law & Religion critiquing the work of some of his self-proclaimed acolytes in law, anthropology, religious studies, & political science. tinyurl.com/3z2uhx5e
If you embrace the Foucauldian view that scholarship is essentially political, then you simply do not have a leg to stand on when whoever wields political power decides to put your research or university in their crosshairs. Indeed, such a claim practically invites the attack.
🚨 Hey Ohio! Imagine running a “Center for Civics, Culture, and Society” that claims to defend free speech then shoving throwing a cameraman to the ground for asking questions. That’s Luke Perez at @OhioState. You do not get to preach liberty and practice intimidation.
