Stanley Fish

I should have known better. Pro-life arguments are now based on scientific evidence and the pro-choice arguments are not. That is a cultural, historical fact. ↗

— Stanley Fish

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It is of no help to us that there is an absolute truth of the matter of things because unfortunately, none of us are in a position to say definitively what that is - although we all think that we are. ↗

— Stanley Fish

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Belief and knowledge are considered to be two different things. But they are not. ↗

— Stanley Fish

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I do not support abortion rights. Although what I would support in this vexed area is not clear to me. ↗

— Stanley Fish

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In general, higher education does not know how to speak for its interests. It offers a stance that is defensive, cowardly and likely to be ineffective. ↗

— Stanley Fish

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It is always incorrect to assume you can know what someone's moral convictions are based on their philosophical theories. ↗

— Stanley Fish

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We in universities are not in the democracy business. What we do, when we're doing it, is teach and learn. ↗

— Stanley Fish

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