How Liberal is UChicago?

marlowe1
Thu, 21 Sep 2017 18:39:08 +0000

The ideal at the U of C - not always realized - which may make it a bit different from other schools is the rigor it attempts to instil in questioning all views and opinions on political as on all other subjects. That ideal implies an openness to different points of view and a sense that “those who know only one side of an argument don’t know the argument”. All positions can be improved, frequently by modification after taking on board the arguments for opposing positions. This habit of mind ought to foster a repugnance for slogans and oversimplifications no matter what the political good intentions inspiring them. --If something like that culture persists at the University, I don’t think it matters much what political predisposition, if any, you bring to your study there. Your education will help you to think and argue, and that will be the way your classmates and teachers judge you. You might even discover you have crossed over to the other side!