Chapter four discuss Steiner's view on the academic world and what is acceptable and what is not within it. She describes the two sides of the educational world, the right side and left, which she clearly favors. She talks about the political correctness of the universities talking about such things as freedom of speech. She claims that there should be no restraints free speech on campuses that claim to be "dedicated to freedom of inquiry and expression." I think that this is true. I had no idea, until last class, that there is a free speech zone on George Mason's campus. What is the difference of being able to express your personal beliefs in one square of the campus compared to the rest of campus.
When she talks of the two ideas of the university saying that the liberal side is one that believes in education and individuality and the other focuses more on the promotion of group solidarity and cohesion. I find myself being in the middle of both sides of the idea. Aren't each students grades and individual assessment of their performance? But isn't going to college and participating in group discussions the idea of second view. I think that a ideal university promotes and focuses on both aspects.
Questions:
1. How does political correctness effect the campus of George Mason?
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