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felix_numinous

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10. K&R!! Philosophy

Fri May 25, 2012, 01:19 PM

May 2012

teaches people how to think, not what to think. To me philosophy is the antidote for fundamentalism, because it can teach individuals to detect when ideas are being forced without reason, and to resist being manipulated. Ideally if people were taught how to think, they would recognize what a free society is, and the value of diversity within a society.

Thanks for this article, I think if more people were philosophers, it would clear up many of the ideological debates in mainstream media--and on this forum toute de suite!

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Why we should teach philosophy to kids [View all] Fearless May 2012 OP

Just don't teach them to become philosophers Scootaloo May 2012 #1

That's another story entirely... Fearless May 2012 #2

1+++++++++ It must live. patrice May 2012 #11

NO HOPE FOR THAT ONE historian May 2012 #3

Which would of course, eventually, include Logic and also the Philosophy of Science and . . . patrice May 2012 #3

In 2008, Brazil started requiring 3 years of philosophy in high school ashling May 2012 #5

Yes. Encourage children to approach problem solving by asking questions and JDPriestly May 2012 #6

En- courage, because they are going to find that it does take courage to do this. nt patrice May 2012 #12

baloney, all kids need to read is the bible. oh wait that should be rated x never mind nt msongs May 2012 #7

Paging John Dewey. John Dewey, please report to the other end of the log. n/t jtuck004 May 2012 #8

I teach ethics to Kindergartners every Sunday. no_hypocrisy May 2012 #9

K&R!! Philosophy felix_numinous May 2012 #10

Much simpler... FBaggins May 2012 #13

The corporate model sulphurdunn May 2012 #14