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ERIC Number: EJ521757
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-7555
Political Correctness and the End of History.
Lawler, Peter Augustine
College Teaching, v44 n1 p20-23 Win 1996
It is argued that the philosophical basis from which political correctness derives is not relativism, as claimed, but a comprehensive claim to wisdom that assumes that history has ended and there is no more to be learned about human behavior. As such, it is incompatible with the principles of liberal higher education. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Critical Thinking, Educational Trends, Higher Education, Liberal Arts, Political Issues, Trend Analysis
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Political Correctness; Relativism