What does this movie tell us about the modern university? 0 ▲ Condensed concepts 33 minutes ago · Culture · hide · 0 comments Last night, my wife and I watched the movie, Wit. You can watch the full movie here (free with ads). I should warn that some of the content is quite disturbing and confronting.I asked Google Gemini the following question:"the movie wit, starring emma thompson, features two professors, one of oncology and another of english literature. the latter has terminal cancer. in spite of their academic credentials, neither seems equipped to cope with the human side of the suffering of the patient. alisdair macintyre was a critic of the modern university. what might have he said about this movie?"Here is the answer."Alasdair MacIntyre, a prominent critic of the modern university and contemporary moral culture, viewed modern institutions not as communities dedicated to a shared human good, but as bureaucratic structures driven by specialization, technical expertise, and managerial effectiveness.Based on his philosophical framework—most notably developed in After Virtue—MacIntyre would likely view… No comments yet. Log in to reply on the Fediverse. Comments will appear here.