Would anyone object to philosophy being taught in schools?

Question

people dont like religion in state schools but what about philosophy?

would it make a difference if it was western philosophy?

Answer 1

I think philosophy would be a great subject in grade school. When the minds are clear, open, unclouded if you may.

Let the child make up their own minds on the world; do not force them to believe what you want them too. You wouldn't do that to an adult, why a child? What's the difference?

Answer 2

I think philosophy would be great in schools. Teaching religion would be good too. Just as one would teach the different philosophies, one would need to teach about the different religions. The problem with church and state comes in when one religion is promoted over the other, or used as a behavioral code. I don't see a problem with teaching religion or philosophy as a subject.

Answer 3

Such an idea should be enforced, but it will never come about.

Schools are government run, and it's own little branch of government with it's roots in Communism, that is why each individual is taught to:

*line up to get a drink, to enter or exit a door way.
*To instill in a young ones mind to be lead, not to take the lead.
*To be told to follow, not to want to do so themselves. *Groomed in being a cog in the big wheel, yet you do none of the turning yourself, only a tiny slight contribution you make.

So philosophy would eliminate all those years of training that they filled in the memories of children.

Answer 4

Philosophy is good to study as long as it is not meant to indoctrinate.

The thing is that studies are always extended, to influence the mainstream for example the "sales philosophy" etc. this branch would indoctrinate you into accepting that our economic system is a system of balance, but in reality we all know that there will never be a balance between offers and demands, and credit and money flow to overcome poverty, hunger and famine.

So Esoteric Philosophy I find good but not other pseudo branches.

Answer 5

The problem with teaching philosophy in a public school is simple: it often deals with metaphysical subjects, such as life after death, etc. Once the focus is off of the physical plane, the topic becomes religious, or faith-based, and that simply isn't allowed.

It's almost like a "10 commandments of the classroom" re-write, with the biggest commandment being "THOU SHALT NOT MENTION GOD OR THE AFTERLIFE IN CLASS."

Answer 6

Philosophy is sometimes worked into RE (Religious Education) here in the UK. But a seperate class called that instead of RE would be much better. I don't want to have beliefs forced on to me by teachers, as was done in the past. But teaching kids to make up their own minds is better.

Answer 7

No, Philosophy is the basic learning of every religion.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

I was about to ask what kind of philosophy, i think that its being taught in school as such ,teachers action,attitude her philosophy will follow them the rest of there lives ,how she was ,who she was and what she taught.

Answer 10

In Australia, Philosophy is already a subject that you can choose in your senior years, but we call it Studies of Religion. I don't do it, but one of my Christian friends does it, and she says that the subject is very informative and she's learnt a lot about other religions. So, i think it's a good subject to teach/learn about.