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David Daintree's avatar

Excellent, well-researched piece - as always! Bravo.

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Phil Dolan's avatar

I sometimes wonder if Smith or Hayek would be appointable at most universities today. They would likely find many of them unwelcoming and/or unrecognizable.

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Steven Schwartz's avatar

Smith wasn't entirely happy with universities even in his own era. He claimed that Oxford, where he spent some time, was home to many 'exploded' ideas and theories. He made his way back to Scotland as fast as he could.

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Michael Cunningham's avatar

Excellent post. It should be pinned to every academic's door.

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Leland Beaumont's avatar

Thanks for this. Philosopher Nicholas Maxwell has long advocated that universities pivot from "knowledge inquiry" to "wisdom inquiry". In response to his request, I am creating the "Applied wisdom" curriculum at Wikiversity. It can be accessed from the Living Wisely course. See: https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Living_Wisely As suggesting in your post, the curriculum includes a course on moral reasoning. See: https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Moral_Reasoning

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