Martin Luther King Jr, held up hope in the form of a dream.
Morton ends with King’s dream to show that philosophy isn’t just about pointing out problems—it’s about building hope together. It turns hope into a real plan for change, not just a private wish.
The way injustice often undermines our agency is by shrinking the horizons of what we think is possible.
Injustice doesn’t just take money or chances—it makes us believe unfairness is “just the way things are.” That belief kills hope. Philosophy challenges it and reminds us the world can change.
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philosophy is the antidote to the uncritical acceptance of the world and ourselves as we are.
Philosophy is framed not as intellectual play but as resistance. It allows the rare tool to step out and question why things are the way they are. It shifts it from something luxurious to obtainable by anyone.
philosophy is the antidote to the uncritical acceptance of the world and ourselves as we are.
Philosophy is framed
philosophy is the antidote to the uncritical acceptance of the world and ourselves as we are.
Philosophy is framed not as intellectual play but as resistance. Philosophy offers a rare tool, which is the ability to question why things are the way they are. It shifts it from something luxurious to something anyone can obtain.
philosophy is the antidote to the uncritical acceptance of the world and ourselves as we are.
Philosophy is framed as resistance rather than intellectual play. This offers a rare tool, which is the ability to question why things are the way they are. It shifts philosophy from something luxurious to something that can be obtained by anyone.
An Antidote to Injustice by Jennifer M Morton Picture yourself as a young mother with two children. You enrol in university to obtain a bachelor’s degree, hoping to give yourself a better chance at a job that pays a living wage. Maybe you receive government loans to pay for tuition, and rely on your family’s help, but you still don’t have enough to pay for living expenses and childcare. So, you continue working at a job that pays slightly above minimum wage while taking a full load of courses. Every day you wake up early to get the children ready for school and commute an hour or more to university. After class, you pick up your children from school. If you’re lucky, you can drop them off with a relative while you go to work. By the time you return home in the evening, you are tired, but still have many pages to read and assignments to complete. This is your gruelling daily routine. Now, ask yourself: what could philosophy do for you?
This really sets the stage for something powerful by really immersing you in the story. The vivid explanation uses pathos to make the reader sympathize.