tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028542425643358082.post4885891551989004125..comments2023-07-23T04:32:10.904-05:00Comments on Liberating Education: The Last ProfessorAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06900591289532265883noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028542425643358082.post-56058475526247543072009-03-10T22:01:00.000-05:002009-03-10T22:01:00.000-05:00Regarding capitalism, I would argue that capitalis...Regarding capitalism, I would argue that capitalism is the system of production and trade that results from having a free market, which exists when individual rights are protected.<BR/><BR/>My next post will address some of the factors I think are going in to the decline of the humanities.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06900591289532265883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028542425643358082.post-88594959415452029992009-03-10T00:55:00.000-05:002009-03-10T00:55:00.000-05:00The fact that people are studying to be cogs in a ...The fact that people are studying to be cogs in a machine indicates that we don't have a free market.<BR/><BR/>One could argue that capitalism would lead to the decline of the humanities. <BR/><BR/>In making this argument, one would come to realize the the free market and capitalism aren't the same thing.<BR/><BR/>The distinction is that capitalism is a system where people are ruled by money. <BR/><BR/>The free market is a state where people are free to pursue their interests. Capital in the free market is a simply a tool that people use to pursue their dreams.<BR/><BR/>A decline in interest in the humanities could be seen as a sign that we have been veering away from the free market toward either capitalism, or socialism.<BR/><BR/>It could also be a sign that the left-wing indoctrination camps that have replaced the once proud humanities department just don't have a compelling product.y-intercepthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03389285761013186443noreply@blogger.com