Hi Karl, I'd say that was statement of the problem we are trying to
address (whether we are talking governance of academic institutons or
state / national governments).
You talk of "we and us" as something monolithic, of one type. This is
where our interpretations of "equality" diverge. This is where I dare
to suggest our job (FoW) is to risk suggesting wise traits & values
and inject some (even small) advantage into the evaluation process for
those that exhibit them - and see what happens. Maybe as Tom suggests
into the safe sandbox of one sympathetic academic institution.
If it flies, it'll catch on. If it doesn't, we try something else.
I'm after evolution rather than revolution.
I'm not personally planning world domination in a single hit ;-)
Ian
On 3/7/07, Karl Rogers <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Ian,
>
> Unfortunately, it seems to be the case that those who achieve power are not
> the one's best qualified to exercise it. Of course it would be great if the
> elected representatives were wise, but how would we mere electorate
> recognise them when we make our vote? If we are not wise enough to govern
> ourselves then we surely cannot be wise enough to know who should govern for
> us.
>
> Karl.
>
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