Mandatory Philosophy in public education as democracy-saving institution?
Con Houlihan, a columnist for the Irish Independent, has an op-ed arguing for increased emphasis on philosophy in education, because journalists and - worse yet - ordinary people are not questioning our leaders. Specifically Bush. But he does call out journalists in Ireland who were complicit with (or silent about) the Provisional IRA. He’s probably right about the phenomenon, and hey, who am I to argue against more philosophy in schools?
Many journalists of this generation have not distinguished themselves
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