Principia
Discussion Questions for:
What You Ask Is Who You Are by Sam Keen
 

1.  If what you ask is who you are, then what questions do you ask?  What questions are you driven by or do you feel are most important to you right now?
 

2.  What is the first step in becoming a lover of questions?
 

3.  What does he mean when he says we are created to be self-transcending?
 

4.  What are some examples of "the implicit catechism" or "the socially sanctified answers" to questions about the meaning of life that you have experienced?
 

5.  Keen suggests that the majority of people choose to believe these answers without exploring them for themselves.  Are there answers you have chosen to believe w/o exploring for yourself?
 

6.  Why may the questions be more important than the answers?
 

7.  According to this article, what would be some traits of a liberally educated person?