Intellectual openness can subvert an institution’s founding purpose.

Evidence

The Fabians’ commitment to ideological openness led the institution they founded to harbor advocates of precisely the economic theories that it had been established to overcome. — Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion, 55

Categorization

  • XREF: Resonates with the general theme of institutions harboring their opposites - similar to how the London School of Economics later became a hub of market liberalism despite Fabian founding. — connects to: Openness and diversity logically have limits at educational institutions. — Holm Gero HĂĽmmler, Ulrike Schiesser, Fact and Prejudice: How to Communicate…, 598; Hegel anticipated how institutions can structurally undermine their own founding values. — Nick Couldry & Ulises A. Mejias, The Costs of Connection: How Data Is…, 468; Academic success can convert a political-intellectual project into a depoliticized abstraction — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 127 (+3 more)

Broader Connections