I
don't think I can answer this question without saying something mean. I've tried patience. That didn't work.
One
of our first assignments was to read that thing in the "about
philosophy" book. Did anyone do that? Seriously. One of the most important
things that was in that chapter basically said that philosophy is difficult.
It's difficult to learn about and it's probably even more difficult to teach.
It’s rare that people will completely agree on what is being said. Anyways, the
book said that to combat the chaos that the class could turn into was to have
discussions and not arguments. I think what some people (you know who you are) in our class forget is that you don't have to win. You don't have
to win because the class is not about you. We're all just here trying to
develop and share our thoughts. And the truth is that no one really knows so no
matter how zealously you defend your opinion, you could still be wrong. Instead
of trying to be right all the time what you need to do is sit down and listen.
Listen to what is being said and instead of trying to argue about it, just
think about it. Let it marinate in your mind and lead you to new ideas. I
can guarantee that everyone in the class would benefit more if we didn’t have
to sit through numerous angry tirades. I'm glad you have so much passion about
what you believe in...but calm down.
You
don’t have to be so LOUD.
Wow, your honesty and bluntness is amazing to me. I agree with you completely. It's certainly not all about winning. Listening is a valuable skill to have. One that many people in the world, let alone our philosophy classes, should learn. I appreciate your lack of sugarcoating, complete honesty is very rare nowadays.
ReplyDeletePS. The super big and bold 'LOUD' at the end gave me a headache. That was probably the intention, no? Because I won't lie, I've left class with a few headaches of my own.