This type of thinking is what i have strive to avoid, i know the systems set in place can be changed, and i understand it start with yourself. You change yourself, so you can change the world, is a literal statement, changing our mindset of complacent and full acceptance is the first step too seeing how things can be different for the better.

The author makes a great point not knowing what our position maybe, we will want to make a society that is naturally more fair and just for everyone, the moment these roles are displayed a biased view will be made so that one can fully benefit from this society, system that they create.

My question is do they not get to discuss prior to picking the fish out the bag, or pass fish to those who need it the most? I believe being aware of your reactions and thinking of how to better handle the situation so all families can survive. Can prevent situations like such too happen in reality.

This idea that Descartes propose that one might dreaming is something i thought of myself. I've had an instance where i passed out and fell into a dream like state where everything was normal and i continued to live my life, something that felt like days was a mere 10 seconds in reality from passing out and waking up. This thought that we could be dreaming or i could be dreaming happened due to the incident, and all i can say is that in the moment you can't distinguish reality from a dream. So yes we can be dreaming and we wouldn't know it until you wake up.

Philosophy can help remove your stagnate way of thinking that we should just accept the world as it is and keep going forward. We learn that we don't have to accept it and in doing so we can find ways to make the situation better for ourselves and others

I highly agree that a philosopher should also be able to explore the possibilities of how the world can be a better place. Along with them also being a better person. I believe this explores the idea of metacognition to a degree. This highlighted portion suggest that they have to imagine how they can be a better person, this action can only be done successfully if your are aware that you need to change and thinking about how that looks.

It's true that philosophy teaches us skills that will be used later on in life. Such ass thinking and writing in a logical format like Jennifer M Morton says. As she also mentions that philosophy is too dive deeper in seek for knowledge. Which i would strongly agree with, this for the longest time is how i have viewed philosophy, asking questions that too many may sound repetitive or questions that may deconstruct a topic or idea that one is talking about.

The text is actively making us put ourselves in this scenario, so we can fully imagine this mothers life. We see how stressful and how tiring a live as such can be for one person. This mother does a lot for children and for herself, it's an impactful opening that can hook any person. It's a great introduction to how philosophy can help us.