WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? They Say the Classics Must Go

With the onslaught throughout the American public education system of analyses based on Critical Race Theory and related claims about “white privilege,” it comes as no surprise to hear demands that “the classics” should be done away with as relics of past injustices.

Whether it’s classics like Aristotle’s “Nichomachean Ethics,” Thomas Aquinas’ “Summae Contra Gentiles” or anything by William Shakespeare, it became a commonplace years ago in the academic world to dismiss the classics as the works of “dead white guys.” Nowadays, it’s not unusual to hear the claim in the media and other popular culture forums.

But getting rid of the classics comes with a raft of consequences that few consider until it’s too late. In the latest Colson Center “What Would You Say,” Jessica Hooten Wilson offers three solid reasons for thinking twice before getting rid of the classics (Go here if you prefer to read the transcript rather than watch the video):

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