PU #253 - THE IMPACT OF JASON ARDAY - Re-Thinking Academia

September 21, 2026 by DaN McKee in Academic Freedom, Book, Death, EDI, Education, Ethics, Mental Health, Philosophy Unleashed, Philosophy, Racism, Suicide

“Reading Jason Arday’s memoir, Great and Unfortunate Things, this week has been tough…“

September 21, 2026 /DaN McKee

Jason Arday, academia, plagiarism, Cambridge, Education, Philosophy, Sociology, racism

Academic Freedom, Book, Death, EDI, Education, Ethics, Mental Health, Philosophy Unleashed, Philosophy, Racism, Suicide

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176. BURN IT DOWN - Why Elitist Institutions Can Never Be Inclusive

January 29, 2024 by DaN McKee in Culture, EDI, Education, Ethics, Gender, LGBTQ, Obligation, Philosophy, Philosophy Unleashed, Politics, Racism, School, Teaching

“those who cling on to the old ways things were need more than an appeal to their personally liking the old standards to maintain them. They need to explain why keeping the bias, and the inequality and lack of inclusion those biased standards cause, is more important to them than making things better.“

January 29, 2024 /DaN McKee

Royal Society of Literature, National Trust, Oxbridge, Oxford, Cambridge, Schools, Education, Philosophy, Philosophy Unleashed, inclusion, equality diversity and inclusion, elitism

Culture, EDI, Education, Ethics, Gender, LGBTQ, Obligation, Philosophy, Philosophy Unleashed, Politics, Racism, School, Teaching

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ignore this :-)