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发帖数: 6791 | 1 摘抄几段关于课堂讨论和倾听的原则.
Class discussions will be heated, and you may be appalled by the position
your classmate is advocating. More important than any individual opinion,
however, is our shared commitment to democratic discussion. If we can't
have these conversations successfully in our classroom, then imagine what
they will be like outside of it. Treat your classmates with respect. Don't
interrupt them. Don't whisper when they are speaking... Be passionate, but
be self-conscious of your demeanor, words, and body language. These are
sensitive topics, and the person across from you may be speaking from
painful personal experience.
Good posts are not hit-and-run, but engage in a conversation. They also do
not dig in their heels until everyone who disagrees gives up. Just as you
would in a thoughtful conversation, you will listen to others on the board.
You
should be there because you want to learn and share rather than evangelize.
That "learning and sharing" part may sound like a grammar school cliché,
but it is essential to not only doing philosophy but also to building good
relationships. As a lawyer and a philosopher I have lots of practice
winning arguments, and I can tell you that winning arguments won't make you
any friends.
Listening deserves special attention as a component of discussions.
Discussions are dialogues. Serial monologues are the norm in our culture,
and philosophers can be particularly bad at listening. Take the following
typical cocktail party exchange between philosophers. Person A lectures
Person B for five minutes on Kant's metaphysics. While Person A is talking
, Person B uses this time to prepare her lecture in response on Hegel's
metaphysics. She doesn't really care about what Person A is saying, but
does want to sound as smart as possible when it's her turn to lecture and
therefore devotes her mental activity to composing her own oration rather
than listening to Person A. Person A stops lecturing, and Person B begins
her lecture. This can go on for some time. Please listen to your
classmates when they speak. Process what they are saying, and respond to
them. This is not mere courtesy. You will learn from your classmates when
you are really engaging each other about these issues. |
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