To maximize learning from a course in the history of Western philosophy, students must have the courage not just to hold their existing convictions but to attack them, call them into question, and imaginatively explore what they would believe if their current assumptions were completely wrong.
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Unidentified Speaker — Great Minds - Introduction to the Problems and Scope of Phi… [8ZoQ7wh9pSQ]Evidence Quote
“what i'm asking you is to have the courage not just to hold the convictions that you do but the courage to attack your convictions to call your convictions into question... if you do that seriously if you sincerely apply yourself to the tradition of athens and to the tradition of jerusalem i think you will maximize what a course of lectures in the history of western philosophy can potentially offer you”
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