Pedestrians, bikers being run down in college towns:

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Personally, I think this sort of thing has gone on for too long without any real attempt at resolution. we’ve heard about future changes, but what are they doing to prevent this from happening tomorrow?

I think arguments found in classic philosophical books… the canonical ones that I teach end up concretized in students minds as valid and real arguments and models for arguments. I am not convinced that understanding these arguments as fixed and real and powerful is a good thing for anyone. I think they need to know that arguments are fluid, ephemeral and frequently surreal in relation to the world that exists.