Comments on: Philosophy students and staff suspended

By: Middlesex und wir » theorieblog.de

Middlesex und wir » theorieblog.de — Fri, 28 May 2010 05:03:46 +0000

[...] der an den Protesten beteiligten Professoren und einige Studierende sind mit sofortiger Wirkung suspendiert worden und dürfen den Campus nicht mehr betreten. Die Rettungskampagne erfährt breite internationale [...]

By: max farrar

max farrar — Thu, 27 May 2010 10:30:13 +0000

Congratulations to the staff and students who occupied Middlesex university premises in support of this important campaign. The professors will recall the sackings at London University colleges of staff who supported the student occupations at the end of the 1960s. At least two of them (Robin Blackburn & Pete Ayrton) went on to much better things. These protests at Middlesex will be a beacon for all the others in the university factory whose cards are about to be marked.

By: Thomas coles

Thomas coles — Wed, 26 May 2010 11:26:53 +0000

It isn’t. Freedom of Association is explicitly included in the European Convention on Human Rights.

By: William McMurtrie

William McMurtrie — Wed, 26 May 2010 11:24:07 +0000

As a research student in philosophy, I’d just like to add to the above comments. Peter Hallward’s work on Deleuze and Badiou has been outstanding, and for me put Middlesex on the map. It is incomprehensible to me how a department producing work of such international relevance should now be threatened with closure, and the recent suspensions demand an intensified and more extended response, one which must obviously now include the demand for Esche’s resignation.

Solidarity.

By: Geoff Haselhurst

Geoff Haselhurst — Tue, 25 May 2010 23:19:26 +0000

Just another example of the disturbing stupidity of our times.

Philosophy (wisdom from truth and reality) is the only hope for humanity – so fight on for truth and justice.

“She (philosophy) is equally helpful to the rich and poor: neglect her, and she equally harms the young and old.” (Horace).

“Plants are shaped by cultivation and men by education. .. We are born weak, we need strength; we are born totally unprovided, we need aid; we are born stupid, we need judgment. Everything we do not have at our birth and which we need when we are grown is given us by education.”
(Jean Jacques Rousseau, Emile, On Philosophy of Education)

“This crippling of individuals I consider the worst evil of capitalism. Our whole educational system suffers from this evil. An exaggerated competitive attitude is inculcated into the student, who is trained to worship acquisitive success as a preparation for his future career. I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy, accompanied by a educational system which would be oriented toward social goals. In such an economy, the means of production are owned by society itself and are utilised in a planned fashion. A planned economy, which adjusts production to the needs of the community, would distribute the work to be done among all those able to work and would guarantee a livelihood to every man, woman and child. The education of the individual, in addition to promoting his own innate abilities, would attempt to develop in him a sense of responsibility for his fellow-men in place of the glorification of power and success in our present society.” (Albert Einstein, 1949, On Education)

Geoff Haselhurst

http://www.spaceandmotion.com/Philosophy-Education.htm

By: Johan Siebers

Johan Siebers — Tue, 25 May 2010 21:10:23 +0000

A note of support for what staff and students at Middlesex are fighting for. The philosophy department, as others have already said here, is internationally recognised and has a unique profile in the UK. I keep thinking of Schopenhauer: there are those who live for philosophy, and those who live off philosophy. When the latter think they can no longer do that, the ‘next steps’ are clear.

By: Middlesex: It’s getting worse. « Feminist Philosophers

Middlesex: It’s getting worse. « Feminist Philosophers — Tue, 25 May 2010 19:41:02 +0000

[...] getting worse. May 25, 2010 Filed under: academia — Jender @ 7:38 pm From the Save Middlesex Philosophy Blog: Some Middlesex University Philosophy students, along with Philosophy professors Peter Osborne, [...]

By: Claire Graham

Claire Graham — Tue, 25 May 2010 13:19:26 +0000

Your efforts to raise awareness of your situation and bravery in seeing your task through ought to kick the rest of us up the backside to help.

In solidarity,
Claire Graham
Dept of Philosophy
Durham University

By: Daryl Campbell

Daryl Campbell — Tue, 25 May 2010 04:40:32 +0000

Solidarity from Athabasca University.

Grad student at Athabasca who has read articles by all three of these professors since starting my studies. Peter Hallward’s work has been especially helpful. Is Middlesex management aware how far reaching these actions will be in a negative context for Middlesex?

-dc-

By: A third faculty suspension at Middlesex | Progressive Geographies

A third faculty suspension at Middlesex | Progressive Geographies — Mon, 24 May 2010 19:36:22 +0000

[...] today I contacted Christian and he confirmed this; and I see it’s now been updated on the save Middlesex blog. That’s half of the faculty of [...]