Inquiry Day! More like Shminshmiry Shmay
After lunch, students reflected in this garden at the University of Melbourne.
What is the System Garden?
This “way of knowing” is grounded in everyday experience, habit, and practicality.
What is common sense'?
This philosopher wrote The Value of Philosophy.
Who is Bertrand Russell?
This is not just a club you join, it's something you do.
What is philosophy?
In our class ethos, this virtue is defined as speaking with honesty and curiosity.
What is courage?
What is the Ian Potter Museum of Art?
Common sense tells us that we are conscious, but not this.
What is 'what consciousness is'?
Uncle Bertrand argues that the value of philosophy is found largely in this.
What is uncertainty?
This philosopher did not write books but asked questions in the marketplace (and was then executed for being lowkey annoying).
Who is Socrates?
This virtue involves listening with charity.
What is respect?
On Inquiry Day, students were asked whether an artwork has this kind of value.
What is intrinsic value?
Common sense, philosophy, and this are three ways of knowing studied in Unit 1 so far.
What is science?
Uncle Bertrand says philosophy enlarges our thoughts and frees them from this.
What is the tyranny of custom?
In the narrow sense, a philosopher is someone who does this kind of philosophy professionally.
What is academic philosophy?
This virtue says philosophy thrives in community and that students learn together as partners in inquiry.
What is friendship?
Who is Dr. Harry Galatis?
This is a major strength of common sense in ordinary life.
What is practical usefulness?
In one of Uncle Bertrand's most famous claims, philosophy keeps alive our sense of this by showing familiar things in an unfamiliar aspect.
What is wonder?
Your teacher calls you this because they try to model that by studying and doing philosophy, we are all this thing.
What are philosophers?
This virtue includes acknowledging sources and using AI honestly as a tool.
What is integrity?
This was Mr. De Petro's coffee order at Castro's.
What is a medium flat white with three extra shots no sugar?
This philosopher is quoted saying, “The obvious is what is never seen, until someone expresses it simply.”
Who is G. E. Moore?
Uncy B says philosophy makes us these, not just members of one small walled city.
What are citizens of the universe?
This Melburnian philosopher is mentioned as one of the most important contemporary academic philosophers in the world.
Who is Peter Singer?
This final virtue asks students to remain open to mystery, uncertainty, and new perspectives.
What is wonder?