joint seminar

Mike Cole (mcole who-is-at weber.ucsd.edu)
Sat, 22 Jun 1996 07:29:46 -0700 (PDT)

Hi Judy-- I have no idea how serious we are about setting up a seminar
on issues of relativism/progressivism/cultural difference. I was serious
in proposing it if there was sufficient interest. What would be entailed,
at a minimum, is a common set of readings and some kind of coordinated
system of initiation/reply. For example, if we decided to do this for
8 weeks, perhaps 8 people would be discussion leaders each week.

however, it may not be a good idea. This medium seems to afford more
casual, intermittant, "chaining" discussions, and perhaps it should be
left at that.

Ageliki-- Do you and Jeff see any connection between Mill's ideas about
the two psychologies and the question of universalism/relativism/progressivism?

mike