More and better dialogue can position us to mature as a polity. Amidst an epidemic of little respectful or nuanced conversation in our political process, how might we reach toward this ideal? The only mention of philosophy during this election cycle was pejorative -- Senator Rubio's statement that we need more welders than philosophers. Sophistry uses techniques of philosophy and rhetoric with the express intent to win an argument. One empirically proven approach is structured reading and discussion of philosophy and other humanities texts.

Source: Huffington Post November 03, 2016 20:26 UTC