Professor Jacob Klein on Philosophy's Hardest Questions
May 08, 2018
May 08, 2018
HAMILTON, New York, May 8 -- Colgate University issued the following news:
"How we acquire our moral beliefs is one question. What makes them true, if they are true, is another." For Associate Professor of Philosophy Jacob Klein, these difficult questions are at the core of the liberal arts education.
"[The liberal arts tradition] conceives of education as a kind of liberation -- not from any particular persons or political system, but from uncritical bel . . .
"How we acquire our moral beliefs is one question. What makes them true, if they are true, is another." For Associate Professor of Philosophy Jacob Klein, these difficult questions are at the core of the liberal arts education.
"[The liberal arts tradition] conceives of education as a kind of liberation -- not from any particular persons or political system, but from uncritical bel . . .