Perhaps Nothing Would Be as Beneficial…

Perhaps nothing would be as beneficial to modern philosophy as inserting literary exercises in the curricula of universities; that is, encouraging aspiring philosophers to write short stories, short poems perhaps, forcing them to transform philosophy into literature. Obviously, such an exercise would be a direct confrontation with what is today considered the only acceptable way to do philosophy. And that is why it would be so beneficial. It is not a matter of selling ideas through art, something abominable, but of clarifying the concrete role of philosophy, that is, inserting it in concrete questions, showing that there is a fundamental connection between it and life, the former not being reduced to a game of abstract constructions, a useless game for those who seek answers to real questions. Without a doubt, this would be a very useful exercise for students.