https://plato-philosophy.org/what-does-it-all-mean/ Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:43:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://plato-philosophy.org/what-does-it-all-mean/#comment-12348 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:43:18 +0000 https://www.philosophyforchildren.org/what-does-it-all-mean/#comment-12348 I like that — “forecloses questioning in the name of practical experience.” It has always seemed to me that questioning is an integral part of practical experience! One of the reasons I like Nagel’s book so much is that students can read just small pieces of it at a time, keeping it from being overwhelming, and can delve into the questions from there.

]]> https://plato-philosophy.org/what-does-it-all-mean/#comment-12349 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:45:57 +0000 https://www.philosophyforchildren.org/what-does-it-all-mean/#comment-12349 I so agree. Interestingly, I have used this text with Undergrads who are often quite lost with the whole thing but I suspect that if I could “nab” them at an earlier stage, this opening to puzzlement would not yet be “paved over” by the educational system which forecloses questioning in the name of practical experience. This is a generalization, I realize but nevertheless I believe this is a serious concern.

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