Talk:Stanley Aronowitz

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What is the meaning of the statement "He is no academician" on this page? Sounds a bit insulting. My Webster's defines academician as "1. a member of an association or institution for the advancement of arts, sciences, or letters. 2. A follower or promoter of the traditional trends in philosophy, art or literature."

I know Prof. Aronowitz. There can be no dispute that this Distinguished Professor at CUNY, an extraordinarily knowledgeable individual, qualifies as an "academician" according to the first definition (the definition with which I am most familiar). With regard to the second, far less common definition, one could argue that Prof. Aronowitz is not a promoter of "traditional" trends. I would not make such an argument. Prof. Aronowitz appears to me to be a rather vigorous promoter of the tradition of critical thought — a tradition going back to Socrates and beyond. 24.215.200.86 22:13, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

Maybe the writer meant that he's not an ivory-tower academician, out of touch with the real world? Anyway, you're right, it's not great as it stands. I'll take it out, but you know, you're free to edit the article (or almost any other) yourself too. It sounds like you have some interesting info to add! FreplySpang (talk) 01:27, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

Aronowitz is a fascinating and very pleasant guy, and doubtless learned, but sadly, he is probably most famous for the mid-1990s episode in which his academic journal became the victim of a hoax. I think this ought to be respectfully noted on his Wikipedia page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.11.162.168 (talk) 14:45, 7 December 2007 (UTC)