In the West, the influence of Greek medicine made non-specific nosology the widely accepted fashion. In almost all cultures, the dominant nosological view is non-specific it is usually some doctrine of imbalance, of lack of harmony between different parts or functions of the body. Its non-specific versions share one characteristic: each ascribes one cause to all ills. “Nosology” is the Greek for theory of disease. This is not in the least to declare all social malady, even all ills of Academe, to have the same cause, of course but it is to contradict some very popular social doctrine that entail non-specific nosology or any other. This idea renders the most delightful activity, which is study, into a depressing, repulsive, nerve-wrecking chore. It is the philosophy that advocates detailed dry scholarly serious attention to boring detail. We are in for some vaguely systematic study, so if you find here something open to criticism or otherwise thought-provoking, jot down a note about it in your note-book or on your writing-pad-it is always advisable to have pencil and paper ready during engagement in serious work (as all those who are mathematically trained know very well)-and push on: you should return to it later.įirst, let us examine-as a possible cause of a serious intellectual malady-the widespread philosophical repudiation of sweeping generalizations as dangerous in their very appeal. We have come down to business so pull up your sleeves and settle down comfortably. Or, Some of my Best Friends are Pseudo-Scholars Intellectual Courage in Education and in Researchġ. The Natural History of Intellectual Courage A Favorite Sport: Kicking Colleagues While They are Lying Down Cowardice Masked as Dedication and Loyalty Cowardice Masked as Pomposity and Hostility Or, Some of My Best Friends are Pseudo-Scholars
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