Word: judgemental
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...easy decision. There are, after all, within our community those who find it in good conscience impossible to accept homosexuality as a moral option. There are also those who feel it is a moral option, whether for themselves or others. Hillel's sponsorship made no judgement on this question, but acknowledged our obligation to the diversity of constituencies we serve...
...changes in Harvard's investment policies which the petition-nominated candidates are seeking, and their reasons for doing so. This packet, which I'm sure has been prepared in the spirit of fairness, will allow those of us who already received the administration's position to make an informed judgement...
Chayes criticized the American boycott because it renounced the principle of community judgement. When the United States sets up a "Hobbesian world, where we are our own judges [of international conduct], then we must grant that right to all," Chayes said...
...sure, Harvard has evidenced errors in judgement through the years (most recent examples include the University's manifested attitude toward the homeless, its obtuse social responsibility policy toward South Africa and the misdirected and irresponsible recognition given by the Kennedy School to Edwin Meese as a so-called "distinguished public servant") yet as the oldest liberal learning institution in this nation, Harvard has also exemplified great traditions in scholarship, inquiry, creativity and leadership...
Nowhere in The Wall Street Journal's column is there the slightest hint of error on Prof. Safran's part. But I have no doubt that Prof. Safran erred, especially in his failure of judgement in permitting the C.I.A. the right to review and edit his published scholarship. Prof. Safran should not permit The Wall Street Journal's kind of rightwing puffery in defence of the imperatives of state to stand between him and his larger intellectual obligations. I would hope he'd act otherwise. Martin Kilson Professor of Government