issue 84
Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 2:07 pm
When I saw issue 84 I wasn't very exited or impressed. In fact I was deflated. It's about philosophy for children. Philosophy is for adults. Do we have to share everything with children? Philosophy and Philosophy Now should be children free.
Also, parents are dumping more and more on children so they might become something really "special". It is better if they evolve naturally, being children first, not a bunch of high-minded thinkers. Moreover, I think that what's his name was right, that ancient Greek, that people should reach a certain maturity before they start philosophizing. Philosophy is full of abstraction and contradictions that can cause havoc in an underdeveloped mind. Learning of math and music, as the article compares, are not the same. Those subjects are less open to interpretations and divisiveness.
The more interesting article in this issue is about "bullshit". The idea is overrated and over used, like the words love and iconic. Furthermore, the idea of bullish is most often opined and voiced about unexamined things. For instance, people have called philosophy bullshit but that's because they don't understand what it's about. If those people took time to look into the subject they may not think of it as bullshit. I myself fell into the bullshit trap when I saw this copy of PN, about philosophy for children, and said bullshit.
Have gotten that off my chest, I feel better.
Also, parents are dumping more and more on children so they might become something really "special". It is better if they evolve naturally, being children first, not a bunch of high-minded thinkers. Moreover, I think that what's his name was right, that ancient Greek, that people should reach a certain maturity before they start philosophizing. Philosophy is full of abstraction and contradictions that can cause havoc in an underdeveloped mind. Learning of math and music, as the article compares, are not the same. Those subjects are less open to interpretations and divisiveness.
The more interesting article in this issue is about "bullshit". The idea is overrated and over used, like the words love and iconic. Furthermore, the idea of bullish is most often opined and voiced about unexamined things. For instance, people have called philosophy bullshit but that's because they don't understand what it's about. If those people took time to look into the subject they may not think of it as bullshit. I myself fell into the bullshit trap when I saw this copy of PN, about philosophy for children, and said bullshit.
Have gotten that off my chest, I feel better.