Posted: Dec 25, 2014 10:19 pm
It's a great idea. The problem is that people who control these things don't want that.
At one time, it was reading and writing and rhetoric, but then, only the elite got educated. That's OK, because replacement elite are necessary, as they eventually die. Now that so many people are educated, it's hard to see how critical thinking could be desirable to rulers.
At one time, it was reading and writing and rhetoric, but then, only the elite got educated. That's OK, because replacement elite are necessary, as they eventually die. Now that so many people are educated, it's hard to see how critical thinking could be desirable to rulers.