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Education should emphasize learning about the world as it is.
Describe a specific situation in which education might emphasize something other than learning about the world as it is. Discuss what you think determines when education should emphasize learning about the world as it is and when it should not. … Continue reading
Good teaching requires flexibility.
Describe a specific situation in which good teaching might not require flexibility. Discuss what you think determines when flexibility is necessary for good teaching. In an ideal world, teachers would give students as much attention as possible. Personal attention promotes … Continue reading
Artistic freedom should take precedence over what the government might consider objectionable.
Describe a specific situation in which artistic freedom should not take precedence over what a government might consider objectionable. Discuss what you think determines when artistic freedom should take precedence over what the government might consider objectionable and when it … Continue reading
Strength of will is a virtue only when its goals and methods are virtuous.
Describe a specific situation in which strength of will might be a virtue even though its goals and methods are not virtuous. Discuss what you think determines whether or not virtuous goals and methods are necessary for strength of will … Continue reading
Youth and innovation are sometimes more beneficial in politics than age and experience.
Describe a specific political situation in which age and experience were or might be more beneficial than youth and innovation. Discuss what you think determines whether youth and innovation are more beneficial that age and experience in politics. The conflict … Continue reading
It is better to tolerate minor defects in the law than to change it.
Describe a specific situation in which it might be better to change the law than to tolerate minor defects in it. Discuss what you think determines when it is better to tolerate minor defects in the law than to change … Continue reading
Lies are often less harmful than the truth.
Describe a specific situation in which the truth might be less harmful than lies. Discuss what you think determines whether or not lies are less harmful than the truth. Growing up, most people are taught that honesty is a virtue … Continue reading
Violence is never justified as a way to resolve disputes.
Describe a specific situation in which violence might be justified as a way to resolve disputes. Discuss what you think determines whether or not violence is justified as a way to resolve disputes. In an ideal world, violence would never … Continue reading
The rich have a responsibility to help the poor.
Describe a specific situation in which the rich might not have a responsibility to help the poor. Discuss what you think determines whether or not the rich have a responsibility to help the poor. It seems obvious that in most … Continue reading
A person’s first priority in life should be financial security.
Describe a specific situation in which a person’s first priority in life might not be financial security. Discuss what you think determines whether or not a person’s first priority in life should be financial security. Achieving financial security is a … Continue reading
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