Philosophy is way under rated, perhaps because of how, (I get the impression that) it is generally taught, as preparation for for an academic specialty, which if it is once again only preparation for an academic specialty, affords little opportunity for growth. I have some similar thoughts about how the scientific method appears to be ta…
Philosophy is way under rated, perhaps because of how, (I get the impression that) it is generally taught, as preparation for for an academic specialty, which if it is once again only preparation for an academic specialty, affords little opportunity for growth. I have some similar thoughts about how the scientific method appears to be taught to those not aiming to be scientific professionals. Education at its best cultivates insights and tools that expand our day to day understandings and competences, and expands our bubble of awareness. I would say something similar about how history is often taught, HCR is an exception.
I attended a college that presented the key philosophical ideas, scientific thinking, and history as an ongoing evolutionary process of our current circumstances as tools that we could incorporate into our own kit, and pick up on the state of understanding where others left off; irrespective of our specific career goals, or pursuits of happiness. That's a WORKING, incorporated understanding of how and why those disciplines work, and why they matter; as opposed to prep for winning quiz shows. It seems like those who are attracted to this forum were exposed to that more process-oriented approach thinking as well.
In my view, every human being builds and accepts a working philosophy, though it seems that few think of it in those terms. MAGA bristles with unexamined philosophical propositions, as does (and am I biased in supposing more actively contemplated benchmarks?) does liberalism. (Is that not part and parcel of what liberalism is?). I see science, my college major, as underpinned by an epistemology, a foundational theory of knowledge, and (at it's best) a commitment to intellectual integrity.
Applied Enlightenment Era philosophy is evident in US founding documents, and those tools abidingly and beneficially put to work (when applied with good faith and integrity) in the guidance of American culture. There is no "finish line", and we remain on that journey.
Philosophy is way under rated, perhaps because of how, (I get the impression that) it is generally taught, as preparation for for an academic specialty, which if it is once again only preparation for an academic specialty, affords little opportunity for growth. I have some similar thoughts about how the scientific method appears to be taught to those not aiming to be scientific professionals. Education at its best cultivates insights and tools that expand our day to day understandings and competences, and expands our bubble of awareness. I would say something similar about how history is often taught, HCR is an exception.
I attended a college that presented the key philosophical ideas, scientific thinking, and history as an ongoing evolutionary process of our current circumstances as tools that we could incorporate into our own kit, and pick up on the state of understanding where others left off; irrespective of our specific career goals, or pursuits of happiness. That's a WORKING, incorporated understanding of how and why those disciplines work, and why they matter; as opposed to prep for winning quiz shows. It seems like those who are attracted to this forum were exposed to that more process-oriented approach thinking as well.
In my view, every human being builds and accepts a working philosophy, though it seems that few think of it in those terms. MAGA bristles with unexamined philosophical propositions, as does (and am I biased in supposing more actively contemplated benchmarks?) does liberalism. (Is that not part and parcel of what liberalism is?). I see science, my college major, as underpinned by an epistemology, a foundational theory of knowledge, and (at it's best) a commitment to intellectual integrity.
Applied Enlightenment Era philosophy is evident in US founding documents, and those tools abidingly and beneficially put to work (when applied with good faith and integrity) in the guidance of American culture. There is no "finish line", and we remain on that journey.