My partner and I both started studying philosophy seriously after meeting in graduate school, but we approach it so differently — they want to systematically work through canonical texts while I'm drawn to how philosophy intersects with lived experience — and lately our evening discussions feel more like debates where we're trying to prove our approach is more legitimate.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two serious students are discovering that their different learning temperaments may be incompatible with shared inquiry.
“Where Are You with The examined student — Periagoge as learning philosophy?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.