The Philosophy Club is Harrison College's newest club and as such, has virtually no history! The club was formed in the Michaelmas term of the 1998-1999 year by a temporary teacher Mr. Ameerally who, incidentally, is himself a past student of Harrison Collge. The forum of club meetings was a weekly debate on the steps of the library about any topic which came readily to mind. In lieu of a write-up discussing the club's formation and future goals the club has submitted a thought-provoking essay written by its founder, Mr. Ameerally. We cordially inite you to read the following submission.....
A Philosophers Prologue - The Search for Wisdom
The teacher becomes not the only source of information and knowledge because the breadth and depth of human learning and knowledge is always expanding at a pace along multiple branches. It becomes of a philosopher's concern to look carefully at this ever growing tree of knowledge which seems to tower over him. It becomes a concern when motives for attaining knowledge are called into question, or at least should be. In this age of inter-connectedness and sharing of information the world becomes a landscape of connected worlds and cultures. Space and time for isolation become encroached with the expanding urge for development and technology. In our lives we search for meaning and and purpose. We search for wisdom using vessels of transportation along this journey we call our lives. Though we are separate, we also seek to belong to something that is greater than ourselves. The student becomes, rather than a passive recipient, an active and engaged participant in the process. The student realises that it is his responsibility to chart the course of his learning. The teacher is not seen in the traditional way but in another new and exciting role. The student seeks and asks questions to which some answers are not so easily found. Access becomes a key player, obstacles and problems, an opponent to learning opportunities for thoes involved. What is the truth? What truth is there to be gained in knowledge? What fractions of the light do we see? Written by N.K. Ameerally