Philosophy

Out of the five classes I am currently enrolled in at Southern, I think that the class I am most intellectually stimulated by is my philosophy class.  As we discuss different views on life according to different philosophers, it forces your mind into thinking even further than "outside the box" and create a clear understanding of how the philosopher is thinking and where the thoughts are derived from.  It's different than just simple thinking or solving a math problem because philosophers think so differently. A philosopher's thought process is different than that of a normal thinking.  They take basic thoughts and concepts and break them down to understand why it is the way it is.  Most people just take things for what they are and don’t bother thinking about why or how it became that way.  We live our lives without the necessity to find out more because we are consumed with so many other daily life things like work and appointments.  We never take the time to break it down because it is easier to just not think about it and accept it for what it is.

            My philosophy professor also makes the class intellectually stimulating because he is always asking us questions.  He will never accept something for what it is.  He always the breaks the readings down and deciphers what the persons saying and what it is in regards to.  This is because he is a philosopher so I guess it's just what he would naturally do, just as in the case of anything for him.