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Martha Stewart · Jun 26, 2007, 08:50 pm

We have been brought up in Western society to necessarily believe that an educated person consists of only the faculties of the mind(critical thinking, questioning, knowledge base, etc...).

But there are many so called "educated" people who use their knowledge and skills for evil.

My question is, do you think that we should include in our definition of an educated person other faculties of the emotions and soul as well.

Should an educated person be a compassionate, giving, empathethic person? If so, should we be focusing more on these things in our education system?

Jun 26, 2007, 08:50 pm	#1 (permalink) (top)
Martha Stewart It's a good thing. Posts: 6	What defines an educated person? We have been brought up in Western society to necessarily believe that an educated person consists of only the faculties of the mind(critical thinking, questioning, knowledge base, etc...). But there are many so called "educated" people who use their knowledge and skills for evil. My question is, do you think that we should include in our definition of an educated person other faculties of the emotions and soul as well. Should an educated person be a compassionate, giving, empathethic person? If so, should we be focusing more on these things in our education system?