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Disagree. Reading books where others smarter than ourselves ask these questions can also unfold new paradigms and impart the same intellectual growth.
by gavinlynch 15y ago
Disagree.
Reading books where others smarter than ourselves ask these questions can also unfold new paradigms and impart the same intellectual growth.
- sp332 15y agoI'm sure that having a conversation with about a dozen other students and a teacher was more effective than just reading the book would have been. Especially since the teacher was able to fill in some cultural and translation gaps in the book we were reading, and could make connections to other philosophies that we didn't even know about but Heidegger took for granted.
- gavinlynch 15y agoI could definitely see that. I guess my point is more that I don't think the experience you outlined is unique to college. And I'm sure there is a whole other conversation (I see it everywhere in these comments) about the value for the price.