SOC103H1 Chapter Notes -Meritocracy, Visible Minority, List Of Universities In Canada
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Fisher: university/faculty advocate academic views only, retain integrity. Can collective action vs. relevant educational issues: obligation: present students syllabus material, analytical methods. Theory generation = human; social context, social relative basis: western social theory privileged b/c widely dispersed, social scientists observation w/i socially mediated framework of own. Liberal education value confined to academic values. No border moral, political sig. w/i larger society: agree w/ weber, maintain intellectual integrity. Politicize university = academic mission disaster: critique: not all politics same. 1. fundamental human rights, constitutional form, law. 1st type relevant w/i university, 2nd type depends on 1st type. Noam chomsky: writer"s intellectual responsibility = deliver truth: give truth as best as one can, of things that matter, to right audience. Writer responsibility as moral agent, truth matters of human sign. to audience capable of acting on it: author: truth seeking = moral activity cultural meanings & symbols. Scientists" realities help dev. theory: social theory critiques = intellectual colonialism.
