Joseph Tussman
American philosopher (1914 to 2005); professor of philosophy at UC Berkeley, director of its Experimental College Program from 1965 to 1969, author of Obligation and the Body Politic (1960) and The Burden of Office (1989).
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Politics has been corrupted by the idea of the marketplace
In my view, the conception of politics has been corrupted by the conception of the marketplace.
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All education is essentially initiation into some ongoing social activity
I regard all education as essentially initiation into some ongoing social activity.
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Politics has been corrupted by the idea of the marketplace
In my view, the conception of politics has been corrupted by the conception of the marketplace.
A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves
But I think when a citizen is called on to make a decision politically, he's supposed to ask himself about what's good, in his judgment, for the welfare of the community and not what's good for himself.
All education is essentially initiation into some ongoing social activity
I regard all education as essentially initiation into some ongoing social activity.
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A revival of liberal undergraduate education will probably have to happen in places not dominated by a graduate school
I think if there's going to be a revival of significant undergraduate or liberal education it will probably have to occur in places that are not dominated by a graduate school.
Student choice in what to study is a disaster
I think student choice is a disaster.
The intellectual life is not selling ideas but coming together to determine the truth and significance of things
The intellectual life isn't the life of selling ideas, it's the life of coming together to try to determine the truth and significance of things.
A marketplace is fine for shopping, but real life begins after you leave the store
A marketplace is all right for a marketplace, that's where you go to shop. But as I've put it somewhere, real life begins after you leave the store.
The American Constitution provides flexible institutions for making decisions together as a community
I'm a great believer in the American Constitution. I think it provides a set of institutions and a program for making decisions together as a community that are flexible and hospitable and can be used, and I think we're very lucky to operate within their framework.
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