The Problems of Love from Sartre and Beauvoir to Irigaray
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Book Review: Socrates in Love by Christopher Phillips
There are two types of philosophy books. There are the serious types that you typically read in philosophy classes and that professional philosophers read. They present problems in philosophy and are asked to be taken seriously. Then there are the … Continue reading
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Sex Education: The Netherlands vs. The British
An article in the British Times showed the differences between the two. You can see the similarities between the British and American views about sex and sex education. Check it out here.
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Two Socratic Teachers
I’ve had this idea for a week now and I’m considering writing a paper on this. Socrates is known as the archetype of philosophy. His Socratic Method is the paradigm of what Western philosophy is all about. You go through … Continue reading
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The Ideal School
In The Republic, Plato came up with the ideal government. Obviously, it won’t happen, but one main feature is his critique of democracy. Some of them aren’t too impressive, but one that has always caught me is that there are … Continue reading
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Teaching Methods
Some professors–particularly where the subject is open to interpretation like philosophy, humanities, ethics, or literature–push their views onto students. I’ve also read that doing so helps the students to think for themselves because if the teachers pushes a viewpoint that … Continue reading
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