Word: logical
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Insufficiencies of this sort have little to do with the Core Curriculum itself, and therefore are not key factors in its impending reevaluation. A far more counterproductive aspect of the Core is the policy that keeps department courses out. What is the logic behind an educational system which prefers that I sit in Sanders for one of Marjorie Garber's lectures on Shakespearean plays, rather than being taught by visiting Professor Stephen J. Greenblatt in his field of specialty, "Shakespeare and Cultural Difference...
...rule' that currently prevails in American foreign policy making? That rule, most evident in American dealings with China, essentially states that the way to topple an authoritarian regime is through its markets. Western-style democracies and respect for human rights grow out of thriving western style economies, runs this logic...
That's tough logic to dispute, but there are those who love their clothes and believe that only the select few should exhibit their wares. Even Hirasaki, for all his love of lounging in lingerie, admits, "We thought about having a naked party, a party where everyone would have to come completely naked, but then we realized--most people, you just don't want to see them naked...
...didn't find Murray's argument connection IQ and socio-economic status very convincing, not to mention between IQ and race, but that does not mean that his thoughts, studies and insights are totally void of logic or morality...
...teachable," he argues. I agree that it is difficult to find a standard for evaluating creative prowess, but this does not mean that it is impossible. Also, if something can't be judged, it does not mean that it can't be taught. Having taken Philosophy 140 (Deductive Logic) last semester, I can safely say that "un-judgeable" does not imply "un-teachable...