Pioneering black feminist, bell hooks challenged us to recognize thinking critically as an activity, one every bit as important as our physical undertakings.
I enjoyed this essay; it brought to mind how important thinking is and its connection to an active love, which is not at all sentimental or romantic in the modern sense. Violence and aggression can never coexist with love. These are its antithesis.
Equallly important is discussing ideas, which often means using the Socratic or Hegelian dialectic methods. This was popular when I was in college and university in the late 1970s and early '80s. It seems to have fallen out of favour (not in your class), and in its stead there are no longer arguments but all-out verbal warfare.
Cui bono? I am not sure.
What I do see is that violence has replaced reason and love. This is why universities ostensibly have decided to institute speech codes. It is not the best solution for an open society (Popper), particularly in institutions of higher learning, but the level of sickness and violence in our society makes this a safe choice.
I do not know what the future holds, but your article is on the right track in mentioning hooks, MLK, Fromn and Einstein.
I enjoyed this essay; it brought to mind how important thinking is and its connection to an active love, which is not at all sentimental or romantic in the modern sense. Violence and aggression can never coexist with love. These are its antithesis.
Equallly important is discussing ideas, which often means using the Socratic or Hegelian dialectic methods. This was popular when I was in college and university in the late 1970s and early '80s. It seems to have fallen out of favour (not in your class), and in its stead there are no longer arguments but all-out verbal warfare.
Cui bono? I am not sure.
What I do see is that violence has replaced reason and love. This is why universities ostensibly have decided to institute speech codes. It is not the best solution for an open society (Popper), particularly in institutions of higher learning, but the level of sickness and violence in our society makes this a safe choice.
I do not know what the future holds, but your article is on the right track in mentioning hooks, MLK, Fromn and Einstein.