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Arts & Humanities: Philosophy: “Question: Importance of philosophy in educational system?” plus 5 more

Arts & Humanities: Philosophy: “Question: Importance of philosophy in educational system?” plus 5 more


Question: Importance of philosophy in educational system?

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 08:28 AM PDT

Importance of philosophy in educational system?

~~~ Philosophy is 'original critical thought';

Critical Thinking
http://www.skepdic.com/ticriticalthinkin...

Bertrand Russell on Critical Thinking
http://www.bu.edu/wcp/Papers/Educ/EducHa...

As opposed to the 'scholastic';

"..."philosophologists", a term coined by Robert Pirsig ("Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance", "Lila") to denote people who study other people's philosophy but cannot do philosophy themselves. He also says that most people who consider themselves philosophers are actually philosophologists. The difference between a philosopher and a philosophologist is like the difference between an art and aesthetics; one does and the other studies what the other does and theorizes about it."

How important is learning how to think for yourself?
They don't teach that in the educational system.

Question: Why when people appear weaker or kinder than others, they get left out or feel inferior?

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 08:01 AM PDT

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