RE: History

Eva Ekeblad (eva.ekeblad who-is-at ped.gu.se)
Tue, 14 Nov 1995 15:48:39 +0100

>So, while I agree with those who are urging that we attempt to critically
>examine our intellectual trajectories, I am uncertain about the ethical
>and professional appropriateness of telling the "truth, the whole truth,
>and nothing but the truth."

Yes, Gordon. So am I. For evidently much the same reasons. And also as "the
truth the whole truth..." is in principle inexhaustible we need to make
these selections of what is relevant to the context, and so there will be
quite good opportunities for our ethical considerations in that process.
Among which might be: OK, you might feel that it is necessary to bare your
jugular vein to the others in the academic pack, but there is no need for
you to slit it yourself.

Then on the other hand, selections and considerations may make us feel
(waking up in the middle of the night (I do that sometimes)) -- that due to
lack of completeness there has sneaked in something that is in opposition
to the "nothing but" of truth.

Eva