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Why Grow Up?: Subversive Thoughts for an Infantile Age

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Susan Neiman
Susan Neiman

Susan Neiman is an American philosopher known for her research in ethics and the history of philosophy. Her work focuses on moral philosophy, political philosophy, and Jewish philosophy, particularly as it applies to contemporary society. Her writings explore themes such as freedom, responsibility, justice, and moral judgment. more

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“Given all the forces arrayed against it, no wonder Kant thought growing up to be more a matter of courage than knowledge: all the information in the world is no substitute for the guts to use your own judgement. And judgement can be learned — principally through the experience of watching others use it well —but it cannot be taught.”

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Book:Why Grow Up?: Subversive Thoughts for an Infantile Age
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“I walk out into the open, never dreaming of what I'd see. I sat on a tree and saw Mother Nature crying to me. When I looked around, I knew the pain She felt. All the trees lifeless on the ground. She cries and asks me, 'How?' She continued, 'It's gone. I had to say goodbye to my grass, trees, and little animals, too. This was once beautiful and I was happy, but now I feel like you.' (Larissa Ross, student)”

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Book:Walking on Earth and Touching the Sky: Poetry and Prose by Lakota Youth at Red Cloud Indian School
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