▁suggest ▁that ▁any ▁department ▁that ▁regularly ▁offers ▁courses ▁only ▁on ▁Western ▁philosophy ▁should ▁rename ▁itself ▁' Dep art ment ▁of ▁European ▁and ▁American ▁Philosoph y .' " ▁ ▁The ▁article ▁received ▁ 7 9 7 ▁comments ▁in ▁just ▁ 1 2 ▁hours . ▁( None ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁Stone ▁columns ▁that ▁month ▁had ▁over ▁ 5 0 0 ▁comments .) ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁controvers y , ▁an ▁article ▁was ▁published ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁Editor ial ▁Page ▁Editor ' s ▁blog , ▁summar izing ▁the ▁variety ▁of ▁opinions , ▁pro ▁and ▁con , ▁on ▁this ▁topic . ▁ ▁Pat ric ia ▁Mc Gu ire , ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁Tr inity ▁Washington ▁University ▁ ▁spoke ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁divers ifying ▁philosophy : ▁" Let ' s ▁face ▁facts : ▁there ' s ▁a ▁Muslim ▁Mayor ▁in ▁London , ▁sign ifying ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁even ▁those ▁who ▁re vere ▁All ▁Things ▁British ▁need ▁to ▁catch ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁now - sett led ▁reality ▁of ▁great ▁divers ity ▁in ▁contemporary ▁life . ▁The ▁canon ▁of ▁learning ▁should ▁reflect ▁that , ▁including ▁Philosoph y ." ▁ ▁However , ▁many ▁readers ▁expressed ▁views ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁following : ▁ ▁" Please ▁preserve ▁us ▁from ▁your ▁political ▁correct ness . ▁... there ' s ▁a ▁reason ▁that ▁Europe ▁le aped ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁I ▁do ▁not ▁believe ▁that ▁we ▁should ▁sacrifice ▁that ▁merely ▁because ▁of ▁an ▁o os hy ▁go os hy ▁need ▁to ▁pret end ▁that ▁all ▁cult