- Oct 2024
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philosophersmag.com philosophersmag.com
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The way injustice often undermines our agency is by shrinking the horizons of what we think is possible. We simply accept that things cannot be any other way than they are. The kind of critical thinking central to philosophical education allows us to question how things are and, often, to realize that how things are is not how they have or ought to be.
When we sit in our personal silence and ponder all the things in our life we feel we can't change because society told us we can't, most will feel defeated and discouraged, and this is where philosophy can pick you back up and encourage you to push past the barriers created for us to find alternatives in a world full of standard living.
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hilosophy teaches you to think and write logically and clearly. This, we tell our students, will be of use to them no matter what path they pursue. We advertise philosophy, then, as a broadly useful means to a variety of ends.
I believe that a person who enriches their lives as a philosopher might will be able to accomplish anything they are searching for. Philosophy is not just about writing and thinking logically (which is very crucial skill to obtain), but also going out of our comfort zone and exploring parts of us we have yet to see.
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An Antidote to Injustice by Jennifer M Morton Picture yourself as a young mother with two children.
Starting off the reading by saying "Picture yourself as a young mother with two children", encourages the audience to put themselves in shoes we may be lucky enough to never have to wear. It's a great way to introduce philosophy since philosophy as a whole is about understanding all perspectives.
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