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Yes I am well aware of this. My original quote was “the idea that the humanities are not as respected is held throughout the student body.” I guess I should have made it clear that “respected” means not as respected among the student body. In other words one is more likely to get laughed at for being an art major than a compsci major. Everyone should “hold” that belief (that one is more likely to be laughed at…). </p>
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Though the former is possible, it is not probable. Satz’s job (among other things) is to have first-rate argumentative skills, and I see little reason why she would take a lecture significantly more seriously than a presentation to the faculty senate. </p>
<p>I think the article did oversimplify her argument, even if her argument was already oversimplified. But to me the core of the issue got across: that STEM people who criticize the humanities are not the only problem. It is something far grander than that. </p>
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In my two years here, I’ve seen it once and heard a story of another. God knows how many other times the person is respectable enough to at least suppress their laughter. It’s more than just humanities too. I’ve heard EE’s call the ME major here a “joke”. And they were dead serious in their convictions. There’s just so much ego in some of the STEM fields (mainly CS, EE, physics, and math from my experiences). It’s really disgusting.</p>