In my view, Tinder is right because many of our answers or views today come from deep thought from philosophers long ago; without their philosophical minds some of America's biggest issues would have never been solved. For example, why was slavery such a huge issue and the discrimination of blacks in America so unjust? The idea that slavery is wrong comes from our idea of eqaulity which would probably not have been possessed if it were not for thinkers like Locke, Rousseau, and Marx. Although Tinder might object that statement, I maintain that philosophical thinking is important to answering complex problems. Therefore, I conclude that Glenn Tinder is just in arguing that although deep thoughts take work and may not lead down a road of success, there is sometimes no other way to answering complex ideas/issues than with philosophical thinking.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Why Engage in Political Thinking? - Glenn Tinder
The general argument/point made by Glenn Tinder in his work Why Engage in Political Thinking is that the idea of forming deep and personal thoughts is hard work when in actuality all you need is solid ground underneath, and how important it is to engage in political thinking. More specifically, Tinder argues/suggests that Americans do not engage in thoughts possessed of philosophical seriousness and need to. He writes, "In sum, the paths of thoughts are not altogether inviting. Following them leads inevitably to toil and insecurity but not necessarily to solid answers or inner rest. Then why do it? Some questions cannot be answered by any other means." (pg. 16) In this passage Tinder is suggesting that practical problems can only be answered and defended through philosophical reflection. In conclusion, it is Tinder's belief that although deep thinking is hard, it is necessary when finding answers to complex problems.
In my view, Tinder is right because many of our answers or views today come from deep thought from philosophers long ago; without their philosophical minds some of America's biggest issues would have never been solved. For example, why was slavery such a huge issue and the discrimination of blacks in America so unjust? The idea that slavery is wrong comes from our idea of eqaulity which would probably not have been possessed if it were not for thinkers like Locke, Rousseau, and Marx. Although Tinder might object that statement, I maintain that philosophical thinking is important to answering complex problems. Therefore, I conclude that Glenn Tinder is just in arguing that although deep thoughts take work and may not lead down a road of success, there is sometimes no other way to answering complex ideas/issues than with philosophical thinking.
In my view, Tinder is right because many of our answers or views today come from deep thought from philosophers long ago; without their philosophical minds some of America's biggest issues would have never been solved. For example, why was slavery such a huge issue and the discrimination of blacks in America so unjust? The idea that slavery is wrong comes from our idea of eqaulity which would probably not have been possessed if it were not for thinkers like Locke, Rousseau, and Marx. Although Tinder might object that statement, I maintain that philosophical thinking is important to answering complex problems. Therefore, I conclude that Glenn Tinder is just in arguing that although deep thoughts take work and may not lead down a road of success, there is sometimes no other way to answering complex ideas/issues than with philosophical thinking.
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Deep thinking is required in regard to the design and operation of government if a tyranny of any kind is to be avoided. I have tried to demonstrate this in my second book Government for a New Age that was published on Amazon in February(2020).
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