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Response to Martha C. Nussbaum's Public Philosophy and International Feminism, ©1998

Philosopher: Friend or Foe

"Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he'll eat for a lifetime."
-Ancient Chinese Philosopher, Lao Tzu

Where do philosophers fit within the political decision making process? This question is explored and discussed by Martha Nussbaum.1 It can be argued that philosophers present esoteric discussions that provoke and generally slow down decision making processes. However, good decisions should be based not just on hard data but on exploration of capability married with an environment2 that promotes an individual's ability to function, or choose to function.

If we look at the prevailing paradigm in education (at the political level), there is an emphasis on achieving the "hard" skills for success in a particular field. This long accepted belief that given the skills, one can do anything is a generalization based on fact. Many of......

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