A thread about how the fallout from @AgnesCallard's @nytopinion piece, "Should We Cancel Aristotle?" continues...

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/21/opinion/should-we-cancel-aristotle.html

1/7
Opinion | Should We Cancel Aristotle?

He defended slavery and opposed the notion of human equality. But he is not our enemy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/21/opinion/should-we-cancel-aristotle.html
In reply to Prof Callard'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

2/7
Who Is Canceling Aristotle?

The Panic over the Imaginary Threat to the Canon

https://medium.com/@bryanvannorden_14478/i-am-puzzled-by-agnes-callards-article-should-we-cancel-aristotle-92a08a4ec6de
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's essay as an excuse to feign outrage over this imaginary anti-Aristotle campaign...

3/7
Sure enough, the @NRO replied to Callard'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/

4/7
Why Are We Even Contemplating Canceling Aristotle?

Aristotle was far more than just a political and ethical philosopher.

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/why-are-we-even-contemplating-canceling-aristotle/
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/

5/7
Cancel Culture Is Undermining Learning and Harming Students like Me

Continually canceling old figures as we update our definition of “woke” or “PC” will lead to the obliteration of some of humanity's greatest works. 

https://fee.org/articles/cancel-culture-is-undermining-learning-and-harming-students-like-me/
In contrast, @second_sailing presents a nuanced response to Callard in his "Aristotle, Literally" in @hedgehogreview

https://hedgehogreview.com/blog/thr/posts/aristotle-literally

6/7
Aristotle, Literally

I don’t think Aristotle is our enemy. I consider him a friend.

https://hedgehogreview.com/blog/thr/posts/aristotle-literally
"Aristotle'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/

7/7
Aristotle's Irredeemable Ableism

Christopher Frey on Aristotle's immoral arguments for natural slavery.

https://churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/aristotles-irredeemable-ableism/
You can follow @BryanVanNorden.
Tip: mention @twtextapp on a Twitter thread with the keyword “unroll” to get a link to it.

Latest Threads Unrolled:
There are a lot of misconceptions about the Turkish diaspora in Germany. Since i just finished writing an essay about this topic I thought it's time to give other people
Read more
Las mejores calculadoras online en 2020A thread http://totumat.com/2020/11/26/las-mejores-calculadoras-online-en-2020/ Cuando se estudian asignaturas que requieren de cálculos complicados, nada mejor que contar con una buena calculadora.
Read more
Mitigating #ClimateChange is as much about taking up new techs as about leaving others behindMost studies focus on #coal's global downfall but another #energy tech decline is loomingRead my new
Read more