One learns something of a society through its statutes, and by old scholars like Rashdall, and Haskins, I [David Warren] was introduced to the punctilios in mediaeval university towns.Today, of course, it is all or nothing.
Much attention is given to student behaviour, and from Leipzig, for example, I recall the carefully stepped fines that begin for threatening your professor with a missile. The fine increases if you throw and miss; doubles if you hit him; and further costs may be assessed, depending on the nature of his injuries. For this and for other infractions, it is useful to have things spelt out, so the student on a tight budget may know what he can afford.
-- David Warren, "Some Attitudinizing"
Thursday, July 6, 2017
Thought for the Day
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Careful circles of Hell, versus power dynamics. In the first, it takes a Dante (at least!) to determine proper punishment; in the second, the only crime would be failing to kill the professor outright.
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