Summary Of David Wallace This Is Water
In his speech “This is water” David F. Wallace (2005) states the advantage of being open-minded and describes the effectiveness of proper way of thinking.
At the beginning the speaker claims that throughout life people may not be able to notice and discuss what is really important in life by illustrating the example of fish talk about the water. He argues that even though people have the ability to analyze, nevertheless they may not be able to realize how exactly to do it, and this is what liberal arts education tries to teach.
Moreover, the speaker provides an example of the conversation between an atheist and religious people suggesting that, according to liberal arts education, people tend to comprehend and explain the same issue in a
At the beginning the speaker claims that throughout life people may not be able to notice and discuss what is really important in life by illustrating the example of fish talk about the water. He argues that even though people have the ability to analyze, nevertheless they may not be able to realize how exactly to do it, and this is what liberal arts education tries to teach.
Moreover, the speaker provides an example of the conversation between an atheist and religious people suggesting that, according to liberal arts education, people tend to comprehend and explain the same issue in a