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The charm of philosophy
Lemuel 2022-03-26 09:01:11
An open-ended question with no fixed answer. Several classic paradoxes chosen by the director are fascinating. Students understand the frailties of human nature and the cruelty of socialization in open-ended debates and discussions. When I was reading it, I couldn't help but think of the philosophical enlightenment book I read in middle school: The World of Sophie. Philosophy is a gift from God to human beings, but human beings often ignore deep thinking in their lives, just like the teacher in the play scoffs at the poet. In the current game of survival and elimination, everyone chooses and is selected, who is the real winner?
Extended Reading
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Petra: We live... briefly, yes. Imperfectly? Of course. Stupidly? Sometimes. But we don't mind, because that's the way we're made. And when it's time to die, we don't resist death; we summon it.
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Mr. Zimit: Do you know what apocalypse actually means?
Petra: Tell me.
Mr. Zimit: It's from the Greek "apokálypsis", meaning to uncover what you couldn't see before... a way out of the dark.
Petra: Your sweet talk still needs work.