Shawn

I want to shift the discussion slightly and talk about wants and needs. We all have needs that are either expressed and inferred. The role of educatio...

Cheers, thanks for posting! :smile:

I suspect also, that there's a deeper issue here. We are no longer treated as subjects in academic settings. Instead, we're a bundle of potential util...

This seems to be an issue of finding meaning in one's life. I suspect it is an issue of not knowing what one wants. So, part of the aim of education s...

Whatever floats your boat. As they say, a rising tide lifts all boats.

So, in the end, do we feel guilt or shame in getting something for nothing? Guilt is a powerful motivator.

Then, share with us what aims should education promote?

What if Nietzsche were a teacher. Just think about it: That would be awesome?

Since happiness is correlated with awesomeness, then you do agree that education should promote happiness?

Pretty circular. Whatever floats your boat then.

So, how does that happen, then if you care to elaborate?

No, it can be narcissistically directed at one's self. And, this does sound right because it happens every time we want to Instagram or tweet what we ...

There's another side to this thread that hasn't been touched on. If happiness is the goal of education, as it should be, then we ought to learn about ...

Isn't it an attitude? If so, then it's possible to encourage, no?

I want to bring up the self-esteem movement that has grasped American high schools and other educational settings. What's the deal with that movement?...

I'm in agreement. I just have the implementation in mind, as to how to promote happiness through education. Obviously, not everyone generically goes t...

@"Banno" I think there are domains of happiness and subjective well-being that education is able to encourage or promote. I don't think the strawman h...

Going off on a tangent. It seems to me that education, nowadays, produces more unhappiness than happiness in individuals. Given my short stint in coll...

I wonder about this too. It started with Plato, then Aristotle, and now we continue in their footsteps. Is that a bad thing? I don't entirely know mys...

See my previous comment.

This is the modern day conception of happiness. To be 'high' all the time. I'm advocating for contentment and satisfaction through education. As to ho...

So, under this understanding education only serves a utility-function? How crass.

Surely you're playing devil's advocate. There is a difference between child-rearing in a jungle and no education compared to a child brought up in a s...

By the common folk, I suppose. You can find it in those ivory towers also. The whole idea of 'competitiveness' hinges on this fact. Somewhat illusory;...

Just a side question. Aristotle implied that education should provide happiness based on a hierarchy of importance. To him, mathematics stood above po...

Well, yes to the first; but, the intricate problem is that these aren't issues that can be addressed through education, or can they?

We need to talk about aims because aims provide criteria by which we judge our choices of goals, objectives, and subject content. Aims-talk can also b...

Then how does one attain happiness in educational settings? Happiness is not easy to attain. There are different senses of happiness. Like one where '...

I meant that society is capitalistic where capitalism prevails. And universities were inherently democratic in most capitalist societies. That's true;...

So, what are your thoughts about individualization and socialization with respect to education? That's a question that's kind of bugging me.

I'd like to thank you for this wonderful post. I think the first step in education is to understand our wants and needs first. How would you go about ...

No, I don't believe so. It seems to me that we're brought into a world that is capitalistic rather than being a capitalist. What do you mean by that? ...

And, how would one go about doing that?

I edited the post. But, what's your take on the matter? Should happiness be the main aim we should be striving for in educating the youth?

Since Plato, we talk about the aim of education. Have we come along in answering that question? Should happiness be the aim of education? And, if so, ...

Surely even you wouldn't tell a kid that life is pointless and futile...

Whatever floats your boat as they say. But, what are your thoughts about our current education system?

It seems to me that the question is self-defeating. One never really knows what they want because there's always more that one can ask for. Hence, I'm...

But, people will procreate anyway. So, the question is still pertinent about what aims should we cultivate.

So, according to what you're saying we should promote individualization and not socialization at all? I tend to agree with this due to the fact that i...

Hence Meillassoux's assertion is invalid since epistemic closure cannot come about?

Yes.

I have in mind the distinction between appearances and reality. Think about the title in your car's rear view mirror, saying that objects in the mirro...

What's great about it? Keep in mind that I live a very pessimistic life myself. Isn't pessimism self-indulging? One lives in a made up world of one's ...

So, a PP does derive joy or pleasure or happiness from the aesthetic view of humankind. Is that what a true PP would say? Not so. I equate psychologic...

Here's me hoping. Maybe the black dog will find some bone to chew on. But, in all seriousness, I don't feel depressed; but, I know I am. What a strang...

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Not, necessarily so. Satisfaction can be derived from life itself, creating a virtuous circle. But, that really isn't the gist of the issue I want to ...

Sorry, I'll think about it and get back later. Don't want to deviate from the topic question. Thanks!

What equivocation is that? Sorry that you have to spell it out, here...