How Academe Breeds Resentment

The philosopher Robert C. Solomon wryly noted, in his book The Passions, that "resentful people make excellent guards, police, librarians, school disciplinarians, clerks, detectives, scholars, and babysitters."Guards and police watch for suspicious behavior; detectives accusingly question...

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Published inThe Chronicle of higher education Vol. 64; no. 22; p. B4
Main Author Dowland, Douglas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Chronicle of Higher Education, Inc 09.02.2018
Chronicle of Higher Education
Subjects
Academia
College faculty
Emotions
Psychological aspects
Resentment
Student Diversity
Teaching
Teaching Load
United States
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Summary:The philosopher Robert C. Solomon wryly noted, in his book The Passions, that "resentful people make excellent guards, police, librarians, school disciplinarians, clerks, detectives, scholars, and babysitters."Guards and police watch for suspicious behavior; detectives accusingly question witnesses; scholars "interrogate" the subject of their study.The critique of ideas during the distinguished guest speaker’s Q-and-A can leave the auditorium and migrate to the faculty pub, where it degenerates into gossip about how he became so distinguished in the first place.Someone benefits from your hard work — and that person is not you.[...]academe plants the seeds of our resentment.
ISSN:0009-5982
1931-1362