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bakho

Konrad Paul Liessmann

Mar 06, 2010 01:45

Today I've attended a lecture held by Konrad Paul Liessmann. He is a philosophy professor from the University of Vienna, and some might say a philosopher, but more importantly (for this post) he's the author of a book called Theorie der Unbildung or roughly translated to English - The Theory of Uneducation. The Theory of Uneducation is a quaint and ( Read more... )

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bakho March 6 2010, 10:45:06 UTC

I'm glad you like it. It's been brewing in me for quite some time now!

ashlayne March 6 2010, 18:52:21 UTC

As an American myself... I have to say I agree with you quite a bit, bakho. We put too much importance on education for future's sake; a degree is required for about 80% of the decent-pay jobs around here. If I thought I could pull it off, I would study my interests as well as get an education to get a better job. But my interests are so widely varied that if I did that, it would take me *years* to finish college/university and I would be so far in debt I would never see the far side ( ... )

bakho March 6 2010, 19:23:05 UTC

This issue is really manifold ( ... )