On Being Skeptical
History is a good place to learn how to be skeptical in a good way. The distinction between “good” skepticism and other kinds of skepticism comes out in the following lines from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on “Ancient Skepticism”: Suspension is a core element of skepticism: the skeptic suspends judgment. However, if this […]
Whose side is The Nomadic Professor on?
*NB: Access the student guide using the link after the article. In George Orwell’s 1984, the hero, Winston Smith, gets tortured and indoctrinated by a member of the Inner Party. Here’s an excerpt from that scene (name of Inner Party member replaced with “IPM” to avoid spoilers!): “There is a party slogan dealing with the […]
