Why Engage in Political Thinking?

The general point made by Glenn Tinder in his work Why Engage in Political Thinking is that humans are incredible thinkers and need to do it effectively. More specifically, Tinder suggests that we need to think along with having a sure knowledge and combine our thoughts with facts to make our own opinion. He writes, “We humans are thinking beings. Only through thought do we affirm our rationality, our freedom, and out loyalty to being. Hence if we learn to consider questions with clarity and determination…we learn something that is irreducible to objective answers—the wisdom and poise of humane uncertainty.” (page 20) In this passage, Tinder is suggesting that our mind should be open to think clearly and deeper about our thought processes. In conclusion, it is Tinder’s belief that we should use both methods to bring up our own ideas.

In my view, Tinder is right because we cannot live in a world that just goes by hard facts. We wouldn’t be individuals if we weren’t aloud to think and create our own conclusions. People need to have “food for thought”. For example, without our own educated and creative thinking, ideas like freedom and equality would have never come to be. Although, Tinder might object that thinking is easy. I maintain that it is an important process to master. Therefore, I conclude that thinking is an essential part of being human and an individual.

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