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153 "Students should bring a certain skepticism to whatever they study. They should question what they are taught instead of accepting it passively."
Skepticism : A doubting or questioning attitude or state of mind; dubiety.See Synonyms at uncertainty 怀疑态度:怀疑或疑问的态度或思想状态
[Philosophy] The doctrine that absolute knowledge is impossible and that inquiry must be a process of doubting in order to acquire approximate or relative certainty.
【哲学】 怀疑论:认为任何真知都不可能,为了达到大约或相对的确定性,追索必须是一个怀疑的过程的学说
提纲:
观点:有保留地同意
带着一定程度的怀疑学习是必要的,但是不恰当的过度怀疑是没有必要并且只能阻碍学习过程。
1.带着一定程度的怀疑学习比起被动接受知识更为有用,学生就不会迷信当前的popular theory或者一些无人怀疑的认识。只有这样才能突破现在的科技认识,取得不断的发展[还没找到更好的例子,就先用爱因斯坦了]
2.不仅仅是科技领域,在其他领域,比如商业、社会、政治领域,如果学生都是一味地相信当前的措施,那么即使科技进步了,在这些方面也不会有新的改善。比如如何运用新技术来提高生产效率,减少资源浪费等等。又如学生要是不去思考当前法律的完整性,严密性,那么就不会有改进的法律,用于解决由高科技带来的各种问题的法律。
3.必须要指出的是过度的不恰当的怀疑是有害的:对所有的理论或者认识表示怀疑可能会导致没有什么需要学习的,这里有个度的问题。我认为学生应该具备了一些基础的概念,能自己透彻分析问题的时候才可以带着疑问态度学习。
4.结论:尽管怀疑不是学习的目的,但是学会critical thinking对于学习更有用,这不仅对科技发展有着重要作用,在其他领域也一样。并且过分的怀疑态度应该discourage。
I totally agree that skepticism has much values in the process of study since skepticism can break up the common knowledge or theories and bring critical thinking. And also I deem that undue skepticism should be avoided anyway, which is detrimental to study and progress.
The most essential reason why a certain skepticisam is needed in study is that it makes students think what they are taught critically instead of accepting it passively. As we know, critical thinking plays a significant role in physical science. Without a doubting and questioning attitude towards those popular theories, I assume that little progress will take place in the process of science development. On the contrary, those who learn with a certain skepticism will contribute lot to the progress of physical science. History is replete with examples of those who challenged what they had learned, thereby paving the way for scientific progress. For example, in the era when Newton’s classic mechanics dominated, Einstein questioned what he has learned and put up his famous theory of relativity. His special notion of time and space caused much critics from other scientists at that time. Nevertheless, dozens of years later this theory has been accepted by us and becomes the basic of modern physical science.
Additionally, the value of skepticism can not be confined only to physical science. In other realms such as sociology or politics, a certain skepticism is also needed and useful. If students always believe in what they have been taught in classes, the development of our society is sure to be stalled for the reason that enen if technology develops, nothing will be applied to improve the current situation. Furthermore, those who are studying laws have to question that whether the law is proper and sufficient enough. Otherwise, our laws would not evolve to reflect changing societal values and to address new legal issues arising from our ever-evolving technologies.
Confessedly, undue skepticism might be not productive to some degree and even harmful to the progress in science and other fields. Common sense informs me that students should develop the foundation of knowledge. If they doubt everything taught by their professors, it might follow that they are willing to accept any basic theories and then they will never have the chance to dig into these fields. So to my mind, students should memorize those basic knowledge without skepticism at the beginning of their study, otherwise, they are not able to think critically about what they are learning.
In the final analysis, skepticism is crucial to progress, not only in the field of science and physics, but also in the realm of sociology, politics and so forth. Therefore, skepticism should be encouraged to those who already have learned the basic knowledge and are able to think critically, and still undue skepticism should be avoided during studying which might impede the progress in those areas. |
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