As I have argued above, this formula confuses truth and knowledge. It is this attitude which leads to intellectual arrogance. It was in Soviet Russia, founded on a relativistic ideology which denied the existence of abstract truth, that intellectual life was stifled and subjected to the materialistic authority of government institutions. It was therefore essential to continue to test your position in debate. Autonomy without competence is a very doubtful advantage.
Competence is impossible without knowledge.
In acquiring knowledge we are very dependent on the intellectual achievements and traditions which form the basis of our education. It is a nice paradox that those who insist on the paramount importance of 'autonomy' demonstrate, in so doing, their actual dependence on the liberal capitalist society from which they have inherited these values.