Word: doubting
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...commend you on your fine Essay on student protest [May 3]. In an age of uncertainty and doubt it is all too easy for students to latch on to a certain philosophy and use it as their panacea. Too often this philosophy becomes dogma, blinds its proponents to other viewpoints, and leads them to the all or nothing stage. It is then that the intellectual process breaks down, and a meaningful and productive interplay of ideas, which is so desperately needed now, ceases. I can only hope that both students and administrators will never be afraid to open themselves continually...
...speech right to criticize government leaders, the court since 1964 has required proof that the alleged libeler had "malice" or "reckless disregard" for the truth. Just two weeks ago, the test became stiffer still. Beyond "reckless disregard," the court added the necessity of proving that the libeler "entertained serious doubt" about the truth of his accusation...
Students are demanding the right to be heard on committees that change curriculums, shift degree requirements and grading practices. There is little doubt that they can make an immense contribution to such planning-and there is no question about the justice of their claim that many courses are, indeed, irrelevant. Harvard's law faculty is pleased with a student-initiated drive that liberalized its once-rigid curriculum, added numerous elective courses...
...week's end the main hope for restoring peace at Columbia rested with the faculty-and with the majority of students who, while appalled by the police raid and desirous of change, were beginning to doubt whether they really wanted to take over the university after all. Quite clearly, the university was due for "restructuring"-Columbia's word of the week-although even the faculty committee responsible for recommending changes was not sure how. As Philosophy Lecturer Vincent E. Smith told a class last week: "You can't order a reformation Sunday and expect to have...
...Doubt about the nature of political science is at the heart of academic criticism. But what sort of political science should be adopted...