Love and Philosophy Between Prison Walls and Ivory Towers

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December 28, 2019 a project of ServiceSpace What is this moment teaching me about myself and others, and how is it contributing to my ability to love? - Lee Perlman - Love and Philosophy Between Prison Walls and Ivory Towers In 1987, while teaching a class at MIT [the Massachusetts Institute of Technology] on nonviolence, philosophy lecturer Lee Perlman had a novel idea: "Why not take the students to a prison, to talk with men who had committed extreme forms of violence?" Now, 30 years later, through the MIT Prison Initiative that he founded, Perlman teaches classes to a mixed cohort of both MIT students and prisoners at two medium- to maximum-security Massachusetts Correctional Institutions in Norfolk and Framingham. Dr. Perlman considers himself to be primarily an educator, and has designed and taught a number of courses at MIT which offer students an integrated view of the humanities and sciences in the western tradition. More in this in-depth interview. { read more } Be The Change How might you take your philosophy of life off the page and into the world? Maybe you can start by engaging with someone on the other side of a principle you care deeply with an open curiosity. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News What It Means to Hold Space & 8 Tips to Do it Well Moshe Feldenkrais: Learn to Learn 6 Habits of Hope How to Be Yourself Mary Oliver: Instructions for Living A Life 5 Core Practices for More Meaningful Conversations On Being Alone Spiritual Practices for Times of Crisis DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 244,963 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More