"Suppose you and I have had an argument. If you have beaten me instead of my beating you, then are you necessarily right and am I wrong? if I have beating you instead of your beating me, then am I necessarily right and are you necessarily wrong? Is one of us right and the other wrong? Are both of us right or are both of us wrong? If you and I don't know the answer, then other people are bound to be even more in the dark. whom shall we get to decide what is right? Shall we get someone who agrees with you to decide? But if he already agrees with you, how can he decide fairly? Shall we get someone who agrees with me? But if he already agrees with me, how can he decide? shall we get someone who disagrees with both of us? But if he already disagrees with both of us, how can he decide? Shall we get someone who agrees with both of us? But if he already agrees with both us, how shall he decide? Obviously, then neither you nor I nor anyone else can know the answer. Shall we wait still another person?"
This passage is from the book I am reading for philosophy class.. It is called "voices of Wisdom" and I am in love with this class..Second to my Library class.. of Which if I could I would move right in and never leave the Library..
I am only on the second chapter of "voices of wisdom' and can't wait to read the whole thing and than pass it onto my daughter.
I can't wait to have more of this class..!
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