By reading only the introductions of both books, I understood 2 things about myself. The first thing I realized is that although I’ve thought extensively about humanity, war, diplomacy, history, and a number of philosophical concepts over the course of my extremely eventful life, I still have much to learn. There are still many thought processes that I have yet to have that are required for the completion (or near completion) of my understanding of these concepts. The second thing I’ve learned about myself is that due to my extensive thought over a long period of time, I have become in some ways biased in it. Due to my apparent lack of knowledge and/ or understanding, I must re-open my mind, so to speak, so that I can intake all of the new information and have the thought processes that I now realize I have lacked. I am excited about this class.
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Hi Ronald,
Thank you for this thoughtful post- the point of college (at least in my opinion) is learning how to learn, so you can have the skill for your whole life. Gaining practice and mastery over finding and evaluating new information (this does not mean to denigrate or delete your existing knowledge necessarily- add more to the mix, then evaluate it all, keeping what seems right to you, whether it is new or old). Keep up the good work!
SB