I learn so much from my students. Often, they teach me more than I teach them. For example, so far in the last couple weeks I've learned these wonderful new things.Kant believes that morality is whatever the majority says it is, and that we should always do what the most people say we should do.
Freud was gay, because he was obsessed with penises.
Plato's theory of ideas is "stupid," because there's no scientific proof.
Buddhists are all "nuts" because they don't believe in Jesus.
The purpose of college is to get a good job, and learning about literature is a waste of time, because none of it is relevant to what they'll be doing for a job.
If you can't prove something to be true, then it's just a matter of opinion and all matters of opinion are equal. Science proves that things are true.
This seems as good a place to stop as any.
ReplyDeleteI especially like the Pollyannaish opening followed by a turn toward the dark (i.e. CM/RYS) side.