Stephen Sanderson

Stephen Sanderson is an American sociologist.

Quotes

• Many of the leading ideas in modern thought were initially rejected, even in markedly hostile form, when they were first proposed. One thinks, for example, of Galileo or Darwin. (2001) [1]

• As everyone who has ever taught at the university level knows, being forced to explain complex ideas in simple terms is one of the best ways to deepen one’s understanding of these ideas. (2012) [2]

• The United States today is a race obsessed society in which talk of race is never-ending. Hardly a day goes by without someone being called a racist, usually on the flimsiest of evidence or no evidence at all. People accused of racism often lose their jobs or even have their lives ruined. The situation is most pronounced in the media and, especially, in the universities. (2022) [3]

• Given the nature of the differences between whites and blacks, a racially egalitarian society is not possible. (2022) [4]