Lots in a Name
Started up another batch of education classes this week. Reflecting on the week, most of what I learned appears to be technical terminology for things that are pretty obvious with a few minutes’ thought. Indeed, many of the ideas I’ve encountered are things that have been in the back of my head for a while, and I can see them manifested in some of the exercises I use. But the weird thing is that, somehow, pulling these tidbits into a systematized body of knowledge, jargon and all, has helped me bring some things into focus a little more clearly. In and of itself that might be a useful discovery for down the road, but I don’t want to get carried away. One of my textbooks refers to hypothetico-deductive reasoning, and I think I might hurt myself trying to say that.
About Dave Thomer
Born and raised in Philadelphia. Studied philosophy at Fordham University in the Bronx, where I made many great friends and met my wonderful wife. We moved back to Philadelphia, where I studied philosophy some more and became a teacher. Online and off, I'm looking for ways that we can be better citizens and build stronger communities.