THAT is a question Pope Leo XIV asked when he had not yet been elected pope. There was a clip of him asking exactly that question.
Plato thought that it was not given to all to think critically, which is why he was always suspicious of democracies, advocating a vision of a stratified society with a class of enlightened Guardians, superintending the affairs of the city-state.Richard Posner, who aligns himself with a pragmatic position in legal philosophy, thinks that a citizenry with a capacity for higher levels of cogitation, involving themselves actively in discourse on policy and law, is not practicable.
Authorship of articles and studies published in so-called high-impact journals may advance the career of the professor, but it will not be as helpful to the nation, as when he joins the often fervid exchanges over issues of general import.The Church’s crusade against fake news, perverted narratives and falsehoods is also crucial in the formation of a nation that asks critical questions.
Do We Get The Nation To Think Critically?
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