Is it too much to expect from the schools that they train their studen…

Mortimer Adler
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Is it too much to expect from the schools that they train their students not only to interpret but to criticize; that is, to discriminate what is sound from error and falsehood, to suspend judgement if they are not convinced, or to judge with reason if they agree or disagree?
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The philosopher ought never to try to avoid the duty of making up his mind.
Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life. ✨ How To Read A Book. Book by Mortimer J. Adler, 1940.
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Books are absent teachers.
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Is it too much to expect from the schools that they train their students not only to interpret but to criticize; that is, to discriminate what is sound from error and falsehood, to suspend judgement if they are not convinced, or to judge with reason if they agree or disagree?

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