Re: CHAT: University Advice (was Re: A bit of advice)

On Sat, 9 Sep 2000, Jonathan Chang wrote:

> In a message dated 2000:09:08 7:02:43 PM, yl112@CORNELL.EDU writes:
>
> >ObConLang: *education* in concultures/conlangs?  Education in mine is
> >associated with the magistrates, who form the scholarly elite, in Qenar,
> >though the word for "knowledge" connotes more wisdom/enlightenment (in
> >a
> >vaguely Zen-ish sense) than book-learning.  Education in Qenar is a
> >privilege of the wealthy, and there "knowledge" connotes more
> >philosophy/ethics.
>
>     Wowza! That sounds vaguely like the Confucianist scholar system in
> traditional East Asian societies before the turn of this century!
>     ::wry grin:: and to a small degree, some East Coast Ivy League
> institutions...as well as Berkeley here in CA, USA.
Whoops--the second "Qenar" is actually Avrezin.

And where you think I *got* the scholar system?  =^)  I started thinking
about it during the War & Diplomacy in Korea class last semester when
reading about the yangban.  <G>

YHL