I was invited to give a talk at an Iranian school during an event joining philosophical practice and debate. The idea that there is a middle ground between these two activities that I passionately engage in was odd to me at first. While in practice the two look to be in conflict, they share many similarities in qualities such as argument building and playing with ideas. They exercise dialogue. And so I decided to address the value of dialogue in my talk. I have the fortune to experience the value of dialogue in my active learning style classroom, in competitive debate, and in my training in Socratic questioning. But to create this list, I wanted to set aside the assumption that someone might have the same interest in a liberal arts, classical Great Books education. I wanted to speak to adolescents who might be interested in pursuing university studies in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. I wanted to appeal to the next generation who are being told that computers and artificial intelligence will make redundant or become an essential part of many of our traditional occupations. I wanted to demonstrate that dialogue is intrinsic to being human, interacting with others, participating in public life, and finding fulfillment in the years we have.
Value of Dialogue
Value of Dialogue
Value of Dialogue
I was invited to give a talk at an Iranian school during an event joining philosophical practice and debate. The idea that there is a middle ground between these two activities that I passionately engage in was odd to me at first. While in practice the two look to be in conflict, they share many similarities in qualities such as argument building and playing with ideas. They exercise dialogue. And so I decided to address the value of dialogue in my talk. I have the fortune to experience the value of dialogue in my active learning style classroom, in competitive debate, and in my training in Socratic questioning. But to create this list, I wanted to set aside the assumption that someone might have the same interest in a liberal arts, classical Great Books education. I wanted to speak to adolescents who might be interested in pursuing university studies in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. I wanted to appeal to the next generation who are being told that computers and artificial intelligence will make redundant or become an essential part of many of our traditional occupations. I wanted to demonstrate that dialogue is intrinsic to being human, interacting with others, participating in public life, and finding fulfillment in the years we have.