Is university philosophy as boring as politics in senior three?

The scope of university philosophy is too wide, so the answer is divided into two parts.

Philosophy aimed at ideological education for college students, such as the basic principles of Marxism. If you meet a good teacher who has a deep understanding of Marxist philosophy and critical thinking, then these classes will be very interesting. But it's unlikely, so it's still boring.

Second, in addition to Marxist philosophy, you will feel that your vision is very broad at once in college and you will be exposed to other philosophies. Philosophy is mainly divided into five parts: politics, ethics, aesthetics, logic and metaphysics. I don't know if you are usually interested in philosophy. As far as I am concerned, philosophy has opened a new world for me. Philosophy discusses the question that has been explored since the birth of mankind, and may never find the answer: who are we? The meaning of life? What is the best country? What are good and evil? What are beauty and ugliness? How should people think? ......

I don't know where you come from or which university you will go to in the future. Maybe your university will offer many courses in philosophy, most of which are elective courses. It is highly recommended to try it, especially formal logic, which will be of great help to your rigorous thinking.

Another point to emphasize is that university study is not a process of relying on teachers and textbooks, but a process of finding problems in areas of interest and learning independently. In this process, you may have to read a lot of books by yourself. First of all, it is enlightening. For example, if you are new to philosophy, you can read more popular books such as The Story of Philosophy. For example, to learn political philosophy, we should first look at McClellan's History of Western Political Thought, have a general understanding of western political thoughts, then become interested in a thinker's point of view, ask questions or questions about it, then look at the original work and other people's research on his works, and finally form our own views and write a paper.

One thing you should pay attention to is that universities pay more attention to guiding learning, and grades are not as important as senior three. If you only want to get high marks in a course, the subject itself will lose its charm. It is possible that a course itself is interesting, but the teacher is poor. I just hope that you will not be influenced by your future environment, and just explore your areas of interest with the help of your teacher.

I hope that university philosophy can surpass the significance of answering questions in senior three exams and truly become a subject you love.