Education

  • The road ahead is long

    On why teaching about one’s role in the history of slavery and colonialism is necessary. And only the first step.

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  • On one’s education…

    “…yesterday I got a regular eye-opener. The trouble with modern education is you never know how ignorant people are. With anyone over fifty you can be fairly confident what’s been taught and what’s been left out. But these young people have such an intelligent, knowledgeable surface, and then the crust suddenly breaks and you look…

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  • Experience Philosophy By Letting Go

    Attempting to read Deleuze, I hit upon this quote, of someone trying to explain why one should read Deleuze: “…do not bother trying to comprehend or understand the text.  A desire for that level of control will only hinder your ability to experience it, use it, think it, and become it.” (Christopher Higgs) From experience,…

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