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January 19, 2007

Intelligence?

I just finished reading Charles Murray's three-part discussion of education in the Wall Street Journal's Opinion section. You can find the columns here:

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

Murray wrote a book several years ago called The Bell Curve. Many people were offended by it. I always thought he had some interesting things to say. These columns made me think a little more, as did some of the comments from readers.

I don't know whether I agree with Murray or not, but I do know that the conversation he's trying to start is one that we need to have, in some fashion, if we're ever going to make headway.

January 08, 2007

Chewing

Darwin or Derrida? This American Scholar essay by Brian Boyd challenges literary Theory (with a capital "T").

"Getting It All Wrong"

I think he brings up many of the questions that I've had about the antifoundational viewpoint. I need to chew on it a bit, though, to process.