tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672880129970799148.post7863181728158992600..comments2023-08-22T07:01:08.590-07:00Comments on Agent Intellect: Abortion and Gay RightsJim S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15538540873375357030noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672880129970799148.post-22288173341598753592008-12-06T06:21:00.000-08:002008-12-06T06:21:00.000-08:00I'd say Cynthia Dixon's firing was both political ...I'd say Cynthia Dixon's firing was both political and religious. More specifically, it's a muddled mix of the two, based on two failures: <BR/><BR/>(a) the inability (or refusal) to distinguish between private freedom and public freedom (see Kant's "What is Enlightenment?"), <BR/><BR/>and <BR/><BR/>(b) the inability (or refusal) to articulate the separation of church and state, which must be clear in this case (since U. of Toledo is a state university).<BR/><BR/>So as far as I can tell, it's a four-way mix-up. Ms. Dixon was speaking as a private citizen, not in her job role, and she was voicing her opinion based mainly on religious conviction. I think she was clear on this, whereas the university was not.<BR/><BR/>If I'm right, the administration either wasn't thinking clearly on the matter, or it was bowing to anticipated pressure from a public that didn't think clearly on the matter. In any case, that wouldn't be good.<BR/><BR/>I'd like develop this more in a post of my own, but I'm just too busy so it's not going to happen right now.jacob longshorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00889229474841715676noreply@blogger.com