"Scholars and researchers should not be concerned with whether their work makes a contribution to the larger society. It is more important that they pursue their individual interests, however unusual or idiosyncratic those interests may seem."
Related:
- The individual, man as a man, man as a brain, if you like,
interests me more than what he makes, because I've... - It is thus necessary that the individual should finally come to realize
that his own ego is of no importance in comparison with the existence
of his nation;
that the position of the individual ego is conditioned... - PATRIOT, n. One to whom the interests of a part seem superior to
those of the whole.
The dupe of statesmen and the tool of conquerors. ... - Individual commitment to a group effort -- that is what makes a team
work,
a company work, a society work, a civilization work... - People who pursue their own intellectual interests
for purely personal reasons are more likely to benefit... - Most people seem to think that trampling individual rights is OK if it is
"for the good of society as a whole." However,
society is but a large number of individuals, and how... - Education will be truly effective only when it is specifically
designed to meet the individual needs and interests... - Are we to understand," asked the judge,
"that you hold your own interests above the interests...
From the same category:
- Now that computer technology has made possible the rapid accessing of large amounts of factual information,
people are less likely than ever to think deeply or... - Creating an appealing image has become more important
in contemporary society than is the reality or truth... - Universities should require every student to take a
variety of courses outside the student's field of study... - To truly understand your own culture.no matter how you define it.requires personal knowledge of at least one other culture,
one that is distinctly different from your own... - Scholars and researchers should not be concerned with whether their work makes a contribution to the larger society.
It is more important that they pursue their individual...
