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A thread about how the fallout from @AgnesCallard& #39;s @nytopinion piece, "Should We Cancel Aristotle?" continues...
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/21/opinion/should-we-cancel-aristotle.html
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/21/opinion/should-we-cancel-aristotle.html
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In reply to Prof Callard& #39;s essay, I published "Who Is Canceling Aristotle? The Panic over the Imaginary Threat to the Canon," in which I pointed out that it was unclear what Callard meant by "canceling Aristotle."
https://medium.com/@bryanvannorden_14478/i-am-puzzled-by-agnes-callards-article-should-we-cancel-aristotle-92a08a4ec6de
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https://medium.com/@bryanvannorden_14478/i-am-puzzled-by-agnes-callards-article-should-we-cancel-aristotle-92a08a4ec6de
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I also explained that there is no movement afoot to ban Aristotle from the curriculum, and warned (in a tweet) that conservative journals would soon use Callard& #39;s essay as an excuse to feign outrage over this imaginary anti-Aristotle campaign...
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Sure enough, the @NRO replied to Callard& #39;s essay with, "Why Are We Even Contemplating Canceling Aristotle?"
The short answer is that we are not...
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/why-are-we-even-contemplating-canceling-aristotle/
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The short answer is that we are not...
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/why-are-we-even-contemplating-canceling-aristotle/
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And then @feeonline published "Cancel Culture Is Undermining Learning and Harming Students like Me," which falsely represents me as if I were defending removing Aristotle from the curriculum...
https://fee.org/articles/cancel-culture-is-undermining-learning-and-harming-students-like-me/
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https://fee.org/articles/cancel-culture-is-undermining-learning-and-harming-students-like-me/
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In contrast, @second_sailing presents a nuanced response to Callard in his "Aristotle, Literally" in @hedgehogreview
https://hedgehogreview.com/blog/thr/posts/aristotle-literally
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https://hedgehogreview.com/blog/thr/posts/aristotle-literally
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"Aristotle& #39;s Irredeemable Ableism" by @FreyChristopher in @ChurchLifeND is not written as a contribution to this debate, but it raises some interesting points about how much of Aristotle we ought to accept.
https://churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/aristotles-irredeemable-ableism/
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https://churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/aristotles-irredeemable-ableism/
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