The real striking idea from Berlin, however, is the tendency toward anti-capitalism, which is an interesting notion in a capitalist society. The game must be played, even if we choose to play by our own rules, and I think that is the real concept behind Berlin: taking strong notions of what is right and, perhaps, individually moral, and using them to help the machine run. This is such an antithetical notion, but yet it must be done.
I can also correlate Berlin's ideas, somewhat, to the study of composition. As teachers we can celebrate individuality and encourage broad thinking without completely breaking down the point of the university, which requires some sort of authoritarian construct. Composition, as is life, is a balancing act.
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