Source: Pioneer Institute
by Sam Davis
“As Steven Wilson argues in his new book, The Lost Decade: Returning to the Fight for Better Schools in America, ‘central to a liberal education is the pursuit of truth, however elusive.’ Indeed, the quest for truth, and knowledge of it, is enshrined in the slogans of most universities, including my own — the University of Chicago — as a reminder of our purpose. For scientists, that purpose is scientific truth, knowledge of the natural world. For historians, it’s historical truth, an accurate account of history. By definition, every academic discipline, and every scholar and student, presupposes the existence of some objective truth worth pursuing. It seems absurd to suggest otherwise, to propose educating students in anything but rationality, logic, and ultimately, truth — at least to Wilson.” (07/02/25)
https://pioneerinstitute.org/blog/truth-on-trial-relativism-in-the-classroom/