Benny1103
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The key word there is choice. You should have made it clear that you were not advocating the same thing as Mr. I will impose my values upon everyone else as if they are God's own words.I am arguing that a wider education, where you have alot more choice in what general knowledge you would like to learn i.e. if someone wishes to take up science type units, they can take them.... All I am saying is that it would be good to allow people to get a more general background to their particular field (i.e. some science, some arts etc) I am not saying force people to take philosophy...
I have nothing against allowing for more choice. What I am against is the notion that people should be forced to do even more subjects which they have no interest in.
Firstly, let me get this straight. Are you supporting the idea that people should be forced to take a subject which is irrelevant (ie. currently not a compulsory part of their course) and which they have no interest in? The last two paragraphs I quoted present contradicting views.How would making people take some sort of generalist degree lead to people taking subjects they have no interest in? Are people really automation machines who are only interested in their particular degree?
Like I said before, there are things called extra curricular activities. I'm also not against a wider choice of subjects. However, I am completely against forcing people to do irrelevant (as in currently not a compulsory part of their course) subjects which they have no interest in.
Sure, if people wish to take a foreign language then they should be permitted to. On the other hand, if someone doesn't want to take a foreign language and that particular subject isn't a compulsory part of their course, then they shouldn't be forced to take it.
The question was not redefined. I asked gerhard how my engineering/science degree would gain value from a liberal arts 'education.' Clearly, I was referring to how I would be able to make use of in the work place. The context of my post made that obvious enough.Well I wasn't exactly sure what sort of an example you were after... So I just attempted to show a connection between what you would consider an arts subject (philosophy) and the course you mentioned. The only reason it was invalid is because the question I thought I was answering has now been re-defined.
I will make it even more clear to you this time. You do not use that kind of 'mathematics' in engineering. When was the last time you heard an engineer saying something like: Hmm...I have this differential equation which can only be solved using standard (ie. it's a mechanical plug and chug problem) methods. How should I go about 'applying' philosphical ideas to it.No. What I was talking about was how mathematics is used to represent philosophical ideas, logical arguments