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God and Man at Yale: The Superstitions of 'Academic Freedom' Paperback – July 1, 2004
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In 1951, a twenty-five-year-old Yale graduate published his first book, which exposed the "extraordinarily irresponsible educational attitude" that prevailed at his alma mater. The book, God and Man at Yale, rocked the academic world and catapulted its young author, William F. Buckley Jr. into the public spotlight. Now, half a century later, read the extraordinary work that began the modern conservative movement.
Buckley's harsh assessment of his alma mater divulged the reality behind the institution's wholly secular education, even within the religion department and divinity school. Unabashed, one former Yale student details the importance of Christianity and heralds the modern conservative movement in his preeminent tell-all, God and Man at Yale: The Superstitions of "Academic Freedom."
- Print length300 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherISI Conservative Classics
- Publication dateJuly 1, 2004
- Dimensions6 x 1 x 9 inches
- ISBN-10089526692X
- ISBN-13978-0895266927
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- Publisher : ISI Conservative Classics; First Edition (July 1, 2004)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 300 pages
- ISBN-10 : 089526692X
- ISBN-13 : 978-0895266927
- Item Weight : 13.2 ounces
- Dimensions : 6 x 1 x 9 inches
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What would initially appear to be a simple extension of academic freedom, however, Buckley exposes to be a ludicrous tool used by academics when it suits them and to their own advantage. Buckley points out that an instructor who held views on the supremacy of the Arian race would not be accepted on a university campus--not be "academically free"--which implies that academic freedom lies within certain bounds. Buckley then argues that when a careful distinction is made between the profession of the scholar and the profession of the teacher, academic freedom should be restricted within much narrower bounds, not extended to wider application. He goes beyond this to even argue that if one's scholarly interests are in topics that are not conducive to teaching ideas which are consistent with what has been shown to be the best truths in practice, he may find a place elsewhere, but should not be teaching at Yale, since it is too likely that his interests will pervade his teaching. Buckley's reasoning is that democracy and the ideas beind Judeo-Christianity have proven to be the best possible institutional foundations, and that to teach Communism and collectivism, both of which had proven to be terrible in various manifestations through history, was not to pursue truth under academic freedom but to encourage error through carelessness.
Buckley's argument is extremely compelling and, bluntly, he is right. The loss of individual spirit in this country has done more damage and will continue to do more damage for the foreseeable future. The loss of religion as a binding factor in American culture is also proving to be dangerous. Since Yale alumni bear a disproportionate role in leading the world relative to their numbers, one has to consider that many of the social trends of the past half-century are due to exactly what Buckley describes here. This is easily one of the best books I've read in some time. It is concise and written with the hand of a maestro.
Oddly, I must admit, it has increased the likelihood that, should I get into Yale and the University of Chicago for graduate school, I consider Yale. THis is because the quality of education presented here--though it bears criticism and negative attention--is so far better than the quality of education at public schools in the state of California, which is at the forefront of the collectivist and anti-religious trend, that it is almost sickening.
Fast forward to the late 1940s. William F. Buckley Jr. was a freshman at Yale. He brought with him a set of religious and traditional values that made America strong. But what he saw at Yale was a significant departure from those ideals. In their place was a growing secular emphasis on education along with early collectivist economic theories for a socialist society. WFB realized that the tried and true applications of learning that made America a great and prosperous nation were being exchanged for "academic freedom". Amazingly, a collectivist theory (the same theory that caused the death and suffering of millions of citizens under communism) was being pushed, not only at Yale, but in colleges and universities across the nation. Today's objective thinker can gain insight on how we got to where we are today by reading Buckley's book--published in 1950.









