Lapkričio 9 d. gimnazijos aktų salėje vyko paskaita anglų kalba „Piešimas ant vandens“. Ją organizavo ir vedė Klaipėdos LCC universiteto lektorius, filosofijos dėstytojas Emilijus Gricius.
Ši paskaita mums suteikė daug naujų žinių, gerų įspūdžių ir parodė, kaip paprastai ir suprantamai galima kalbėti apie sudėtingus filosofinius dalykus.
Marta Marčiulionytė, 2A kl. mokinė
On Monday the students of our school had a chance to hear an interesting lecture on a topic that is relevant to modern society – the process of thinking and how it is affecting various aspects of our lives.
The lecturer Emilijus Gricius started with the examples from his experience about talking to people in various countries and about the first empty seat rows in schools and colleges. It was hard to grasp the main idea he wanted to say with this example in the beginning until he wrote 3 the most important things for the process of thinking. It is understanding that: a) A is always A; b) A could not change because of someone’s opinion on it; c) A could not be not A (although it wasn’t written just like I wrote, but the main idea is the same or at least similar). The main message the lecturer wanted to convey I think is that things won’t change because of your opinion about them or because of ignorance. The lecturer also mentioned a really important issue – refusing to face the truth. He illustrated it with an example of a man who decides to jump into the frozen water although he knows there was ice and he can be injured. People often decide to do something without even thinking about possible consequences (which are often, in their opinion, someone else’s fault, but not theirs). They think that A could change or turn into B, like in the latter example – ice could turn immediately into water. Aristotle, one of the greatest Greek philosophers, once said: “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it”. It basically means that you can think of the possibility of A being B, but you have to remember that A is always A. The time comes when you have to make a very serious decision and there is no time for your unreasonable consideration. You have to face the truth and make decision which has to be corroborated by facts and experience.
This is how I understood that lecture and, as the lecturer said, opinion is not always right, but I think that we know that A is A because of someone’s opinion. The lecturer expressed hispoint of view on that too illustrated with examples, nevertheless, it doesn’t mean he is completely right. However, what I am certainly sure about is that it is important to turn on your brains and find your own way of thinking which is based on facts or experience so you can avoid serious consequences, and, who knows, maybe because of that you’ll be the next Aristotle of your generation.
Iveta Ramanauskaite, 3d kl. mokinė
