It's been
almost 8 years since I last attended a theory course and things have changed so
much. My initial feeling about critical thinking was that of apprehension due
to my anxiety with academic reading. The thought of possibly reading hundreds
of pages a week was as daunting as those topics were alien to me. Even the tone
in the books felt to be Russian although they were written in English. I was
really struggling at the beginning, having to find those texts on the web and
read through them during lunch time or late at night after work. However, still carrying
these thoughts and anxieties; I begin to engage with and understand the
thoughts and ideas from the books and started to enjoy the reading. Most of the
texts and discussions concentrate on socialist ideas which have given me
insight into these values. Others elaborate on abstract theory in which leads
into another world which had no connection to this very fragile and harsh
reality of capitalism.
I have really
found this module enlightening and thought provoking. The class was full of
energy and passion. It showed me the world we live in, the struggle
between individualism and collectivism. It helped me understand the rise and fall of
ideas and to see the meaning behind these texts in order to find the truth
within. I feel that there will be thousands more texts to be read before I can
grasp critical thinking. However, this course has provoked me to read and
compare these ideas and theories, to find links between them and to be able to
bring in different points on a particular or unfamiliar subject for more
meaningful and well informed discussion.
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