“There are nowadays so many ways of accessing information on the Internet without ever coming across the informed contribution of journalism. It is so important, then, that our children - all of our citizens - be encouraged to think critically rather than merely reproduce the information pushed towar…”— Michael D Higgins, irishtimes.comTagged: Philosophy, Critical thinking, News, Why we believe what we believe
“A new politics of fear, resentment and prejudice against those who are not ‘like us’ requires the capacity to critique, which an early exposure to the themes and methods of philosophy can bring.”— Michael D Higgins, irishtimes.comTagged: Philosophy, Critical thinking, News, Why we believe what we believe