tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post4344438560325996263..comments2023-10-14T09:40:06.690-05:00Comments on Jean Kazez: The Meaning of LifeJean Kazezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00592593002719828153noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-63305139719491771292007-09-24T21:54:00.000-05:002007-09-24T21:54:00.000-05:00Well, you really can combine clarity and rigor wit...Well, you really can combine clarity and rigor with Big Questions. Those folks probably had the wrong idea...and they missed out!Jean Kazezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00592593002719828153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-55174755475178667392007-09-24T13:07:00.000-05:002007-09-24T13:07:00.000-05:00You'd be surprised by how little people in general...You'd be surprised by how little people in general know about, say, existentialism.<BR/><BR/>In fact I've noticed that even philosophers are (or perhaps were) shrinking away from the topic, as the class that I took in college was sort of looked down upon by the philosophy majors and some of the more mainstream philosophy professors. It seems like people are drifting towards specialization so Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07982763751531010178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-5439289806261319302007-09-24T12:15:00.000-05:002007-09-24T12:15:00.000-05:00Mr. Kronman wrote a whole book about this, which I...Mr. Kronman wrote a whole book about this, which I haven't read--so no doubt I've been unfair. It never really dawned on me my class offered something unusual, as the things we cover are more or less mainstream ethics issues. But I don't have a bird's eye view of the campus curriculum. I do think college is a good time to think about the big questions--after all, you have to set sail in some Jean Kazezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00592593002719828153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-86636063742078764672007-09-24T11:57:00.000-05:002007-09-24T11:57:00.000-05:00It is true though that the whole university educat...It is true though that the whole university education is not the same as it used to be. My grandfather always touts this. When he went through college, it was precisely about learning what was important in life. Nowadays what takes precedence is career goals. It's not that the classes aren't there, it's that the bulk of the students aren't focused on them. Universities, especially in the Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07982763751531010178noreply@blogger.com