Re: CHAT: University Advice (was Re: A bit of advice)
| From: | Jonathan Chang <zhang2323@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, September 9, 2000, 4:38 |
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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.
>
>YHL
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.
czHANg