Bad Theory and the Practice of College Composition
RV Young on changes in Freshman composition over the past 40 years. HT Martin at Vital Remnants
September 10, 2010
Two Kinds of Freedom
Human history and the human psyche reveal two conditions that we describe using the word freedom. They are, however, very different conditions. The first is what I will call, borrowing the word from Kierkegaard, “aesthetic freedom.” This is the freedom of the adolescent and is characterized by the right to avoid making choices. For example, …