tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840716514606746719.post5422329793973011193..comments2024-02-08T16:49:02.022-08:00Comments on Investing, Economics Mostly: Turning to ReligionSPBrunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10497905201043436744noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840716514606746719.post-49426342827996733942017-03-25T06:33:47.206-07:002017-03-25T06:33:47.206-07:00I have my worries and you think everything is fine...I have my worries and you think everything is fine. OK. Bye the way, I was talking about China losing to the West re science and innovation around 1750 not the present day. I did say at one point in history.SPBrunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497905201043436744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840716514606746719.post-40458908955193414972017-03-25T03:58:20.183-07:002017-03-25T03:58:20.183-07:00I like your daily commentary on stocks but this op...I like your daily commentary on stocks but this opinion piece really misses the mark. To be brief I will limit myself to the following points.<br />1) China is extremely focussed on science and business development (consult PISA reports) as is funding for classes and research at most universities in North America<br />2) if the pool of courses at a university is equivalent to a market, then let the customers (students) and market decide. Furthermore, the decision to study history might a good one for student and society's economic well-being. Companies, non-profits, politics and society needs a variety of voices. Read this piece on philosophy as a business major. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2006/06/the-management-myth/304883/ <br />It would also be nice to see claims that kids these days "do not seem much interested in the sciences" backed with a little evidence.<br />3. The business / engineering community is as full of dogma ("They feel people that think differently are either stupid or evil.") as any area of study and practice -- and perhaps more so given that these fields often have their hands on the levers of power. Look at the fight over climate change -- the short term dogma of corporate profits, against almost all scientific evidence, appears to be leading us to long-term societal / environmental losses. <br />4) the core business of the humanities and social sciences is the clash of ideas. It is their mandate to challenge students and help them find their own stance and voice, and yet to do so in ways that respects the rights of others to disagree. And it is their mandate to challenge societies in these ways as well, so that space is made for the voices of others (women, children, racial groups, sexual orientations, etc.) which have been previously denied, often through legal or moralistic means, full participation in society.<br />Sorry for the rant -- but to suggest that this new groupthink is negative or somehow equivalent to or worse than past dogma is incorrect. Recent events have resulted in a step backwards. Here's hoping we will soon take two forward. Flädermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14094941413684321494noreply@blogger.com