Word: freude
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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First, the quotation--"We are graduating government majors who have not read Freud or Weber,"-- (whether or not it was meant as a criticism) gave factual evidence to my contention that the department was neglecting the approaches of political science making use of the insights of psychology and sociology. A reader would interpret the statement as a criticism only if he felt that such approaches were significant enough to merit attention in the Government Department...
...power and becomes more quickly satisfied, going away delighted with the applause of juveniles." Others find the criticism of students only too candid. At U.C.L.A., Writer-Playwright Christopher Isherwood patiently answers Questions aimed at baring his soul: "What do you think about God?" "Have you changed your mind about Freud?" "How come Auden became more renowned than you?" At Wisconsin, Violinist Rudolph Kolisch is openly critical of the university's music faculty, declares: "These music-education people do not understand music itself...
That is not surprising; the land that produced Sigmund Freud has a split personality on most matters. Its economy and government are run by a coalition of the cartel-minded Peoples' Party and the nationalization-minded Socialist Party. Austria has suffered less than its Western neighbors from inflation and labor strife because both parties agreed to let a government board rule on wage and price hikes. Almost 25% of Austria's economy is nationalized, including most of its basic industries, much of its banking, and two-thirds of its joint-stock companies...
This concern was well summarized by Professor Stanley Hoffmann's recent statement justifying the Social Studies program: "We are graduating government majors with no knowledge of Freud or Weber...." Harvard is one of few major universities of which this can be said. Elsewhere, approaches to political science have been broadened to utilize the tools of such behavioral sciences as psychology and sociology...
...This is his sixth cover for TIME. The others: André Malraux, Sigmund Freud, Alec Guinness, Adlai Stevenson and Lenin...