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| '''Clifford Orwin''' is a scholar of ancient, modern, contemporary and Jewish political thought. | '''Clifford Orwin''' is a Canadian scholar of ancient, modern, contemporary and Jewish political thought. | ||
| He has an in A.B Modern History (Cornell), and M.A., Ph.D. in Political Philosophy (Harvard). He is a Professor of Political Philosophy at the ], where he has taught for more than twenty five years. He is often identified as a ]. | He has an in A.B Modern History (Cornell), and M.A., Ph.D. in Political Philosophy (Harvard). He is a Professor of Political Philosophy at the ], where he has taught for more than twenty five years. He is often identified as a ].<ref>See from May 2006 on ].</ref> | ||
| He has held Guggenheim and NEH Fellowships, has been a Fellow at the Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership, and in 2003 he received the school's Outstanding Teaching Award. He has written and translated articles on ], ], ], ], ], American religion, and ]. | He has held Guggenheim and NEH Fellowships, has been a Fellow at the Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership, and in 2003 he received the school's Outstanding Teaching Award. He has written and translated articles on ], ], ], ], ], American religion, and ]. | ||
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| He has written of his teaching method: "My methods harken back to an older kind of warfare: "Don't teach until you see the whites of their eyes." Eye-to-eye teaching resembles hand-to-hand combat. Teacher and student struggle, and if they're lucky both lose -- each is compelled to learn from the other. It's not a relation of equals, and teachers who pretend that it is should find another calling, like talk show host. But neither is the role of the student passive." | He has written of his teaching method: "My methods harken back to an older kind of warfare: "Don't teach until you see the whites of their eyes." Eye-to-eye teaching resembles hand-to-hand combat. Teacher and student struggle, and if they're lucky both lose -- each is compelled to learn from the other. It's not a relation of equals, and teachers who pretend that it is should find another calling, like talk show host. But neither is the role of the student passive." | ||
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| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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Clifford Orwin is a Canadian scholar of ancient, modern, contemporary and Jewish political thought.
He has an in A.B Modern History (Cornell), and M.A., Ph.D. in Political Philosophy (Harvard). He is a Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Toronto, where he has taught for more than twenty five years. He is often identified as a Straussian.
He has held Guggenheim and NEH Fellowships, has been a Fellow at the Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership, and in 2003 he received the school's Outstanding Teaching Award. He has written and translated articles on Herodotus, Montesquieu, Churchill, Plato, Charles Taylor, American religion, and humanitarian military intervention.
His current book project is on the role of compassion in modern political thought and practice, and he is also contemplating a study of the Book of Esther. He describes Rousseau as "the modern philosopher with whom I'm most familiar".
Controversy
Prof. Orwin is a controversial figure on the University of Toronto campus, a reputation he often cultivates. Speaking at a debate on Canada's role in Afghanistan at Hart House in 2006 he was interrupted by a small number of demonstrators. He is often asked to speak at student events for this reason.
Teaching
Prof. Orwin is committed teacher, in keeping with his philosophical views on education. The Chair of the University of Toronto Political Science department has said of him: "If there is another observation to be made or argument to be explored or interpretation to be developed, Cliff wants to hear it. Many a two-hour graduate seminar ends up lasting three or even four. When all is said and done, this may be Professor Orwin's greatest gift to his students: here is an example of someone who truly loves learning and who radiates a commitment to finding the truth. For a university, someone like Cliff Orwin is a pretty mean role model." He has set up e-mail chats with authors of books in his classes, and encourages his students to have substantive exchanges with him by e-mail. In his early years at the University he would hold office hours for fifteen hours each week, compared to the usual hour or two held by other professors.
He has written of his teaching method: "My methods harken back to an older kind of warfare: "Don't teach until you see the whites of their eyes." Eye-to-eye teaching resembles hand-to-hand combat. Teacher and student struggle, and if they're lucky both lose -- each is compelled to learn from the other. It's not a relation of equals, and teachers who pretend that it is should find another calling, like talk show host. But neither is the role of the student passive."
Notes
- See this essay from May 2006 on Leo Strauss.
External links
- Profile from the University of Toronto Teaching Awards page
- Article on teaching from the National Post
- Profile from the Sheldon M. Chumire Foundation
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