30. Why College Should Challenge What You Believe | Tocqueville Fellows on Learning to Disagree
What if the purpose of college isn't to confirm what you believe—but to teach you how to question it?
In this episode of Tocqueville Talks, Furman University students Laura Grace McSwain and Liza Sherbert join Tocqueville Center Director Brent Nelsen to reflect on what it means to take ideas seriously, encounter disagreement, and learn to change your mind.
Both students are Tocqueville Fellows, part of an intellectual community at Furman devoted to exploring the philosophical and moral questions at the heart of democratic life. Laura Grace comes to the program from a STEM background, while…
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