I Teach the Humanities, and I Still Don’t Know What Their Value Is

[BidenPresident]

You might be right.

It's easy to get lazy and teach philosophy and history as if it's still 1850. I think the teaching humanities needs an overhaul. I have seen some great history professors who have evolved from dry recitations of dates and names of the great Europeans, into a kind of narrative, story-telling type of history teaching.

Have you ever taken a university philosophy class? I mean, in person as an enrolled student.

 

[Into the Night]

By Agnes Callard, associate professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago

As a humanist — someone who reads, teaches and researches primarily philosophy but also, on the side, novels and poems and plays and movies — I am prepared to come out and admit that I do not know what the value of the humanities is. I do not know whether the study of the humanities promotes democracy or improves your moral character or enriches your leisure time or improves your critical thinking skills or increases your empathy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/02/opinion/education-humanities-college-value.html

A bold statement or hack admitting she has a good job and does not care anymore?

Both.

 

[BidenPresident]

Psycho just dropped in. Everyone will get 10 troll posts in their settings. Another reason I like the new system Damocles made.

 

[Into the Night]

Right. And you have two graduate degrees. Very credible.

What is credible about two graduate degrees?

 

[Into the Night]

Adam Smith was a Professor of Moral Philosophy.

Essential theorist of capitalism in "The Wealth of Nations."

But, you know, philosophy is worthless, right?!

It is not worthless, you just have no idea what it is.

 

[Into the Night]

You claimed to have a graduate degree in Engineering and History. Like all liars, you lose track of your lies.

How can you tell? You deny both engineering and history.

 

[Into the Night]

No one sane believes you LOSER!

You don't get to speak for everyone, Sock.

 

[Into the Night]

I never heard a physics, chemistry, or math major say to me that colleges should stop offering humanities classes. It's widely understood that a broad liberal education, including humanities requirements and electives, are supposed to enrich people and make them better writers and thinkers

Then humanities have failed. People coming out of them can't think.

 

[Into the Night]

Universities have religion departments. Nothing stops students from taking those classes.

As long as the religion is University Approved!

 

[BidenPresident]

I think Into the Night is actually mentally ill.

Now troll me all you want, I don't look at the Settings anymore.

 

[Into the Night]

You are insulting, you know you are and disagreed since Cypress knows more about philosophy than you've ever demonstrated, ma'am.

Religion is a subset of philosophy...or can be. There's the dogma, of which there are no questions, and then there's the philosophy as demonstrated by people like Thomas Aquinas and John Donne.

Religion is not a subset of philosophy, Sock.
You deny philosophy.

 

[Into the Night]

I think Into the Night is actually mentally ill.

Now troll me all you want, I don't look at the Settings anymore.

Mantra 1d. Inversion fallacy.

 

[Into the Night]

Asians do not have a clear distinction between philosophy and religion,

They certainly do.

and Asians don't even concieve of religion the same way Europeans do.

They certainly do.

You have to remove yourself from the mindset of a European.

Already have. You simply don't know anything about Asia.

The Analects, the Zhuangzi, the Daodejing have almost nothing about gods or dieties.

They certainly do.

And their foundations of moral philosophy, political philosophy, ontology, metaphysics are every bit as interesting and sophisticated as the Greek and western European tradition.

There is no such thing as moral philosophy or political philosophy.

 

[ExpressLane]

Right. And you have two graduate degrees. Very credible.

He is correct. And yes I have two graduate degrees and more.

 

[BidenPresident]

He is correct. And yes I have two graduate degrees and more.

So, you are Gardner? Thanks for admitting you're a troll.

 

[ExpressLane]

So, you are Gardner? Thanks for admitting you're a troll.

I said he . Moron Did your parents have any children that were not retards?

 

[BidenPresident]

I /QUOTE]

banning you. sick of your fucking garbage

 

[Dutch Uncle]

I

banning you. sick of your fucking garbage

You fucked up the quote, dear. The fact you didn't correct it is another mistake. Is it that you don't know how to fix it or that you don't care?

 

[Dutch Uncle]

You might be right.

It's easy to get lazy and teach philosophy and history as if it's still 1850. I think the teaching humanities needs an overhaul. I have seen some great history professors who have evolved from dry recitations of dates and names of the great Europeans, into a kind of narrative, story-telling type of history teaching.

Good point. My last college classes were in 1990 just as the Internet was catching hold. Professors and Universities who are still teaching like they were 30 years ago need to update themselves for the new century.

 

[ThatOwlWoman]

Well, for many women who go to college, the humanities offer simple degree programs that fit well with their intention of getting an Mrs. degree...

Misogynist says wut now? Geeze. You're rather long in the tooth to be an Incel, aren't you? I guess you can be one at any age though.