serious politics  question for americans : what is your honest opinion about the average knowledge you have about philosophy and politics ? i had philosophy courses in high school (the system changed i don't know how it is now). in eu i think we have a better understanding of politics because history and there's a higher level in classical studies because of a strong academicism. when i watch us msm, i feel like debates rely on egotistic trip rather from understanding great thinkers. pic related, in classics let's start with antiquity since it may not be the most familiar. even if i consider modern philosophers from the last centuries as classics in a sense, you may are more familiar with the renaissance and the enlightenment. i'm not discussing contemporary serious philosophers that you barely see on tv even in france (they are mainly on our parliament channel).
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