In Response to Nicole (“Educational Use of Books”)

In Response to Nicole (“Educational Use of Books”)

I felt that Nicole’s post was great because it raised a question about Siegel’s writing that I would not have thought about before. Although, before I go on, I should point out that Siegel probably answered the question raised in the other chapters of the book we took last week’s reading out of.  

“Either he never stipulates that he thinks that all books are educational and teach people who to think critically, or he is only referring to a group of books which fulfill his own standards of teaching.”

From looking at these two options, I would go with the latter claim. I do not think Siegel was referring to all books. However, if he were referring to a group of books, I have a feeling that he would follow the Nussbaum approach and not identify exactly what type of book that he is referring to…