Why Engage in Political Thinking

The general argument made by Glenn Tinder in his work Why Engage in Political Thinking? is that in society there is a bias against original thought. More specifically, Tinder suggests that thinking scares a lot of people even those in universities. He writes, “But perhaps the most conclusive evidence of a prevailing disinclination to think is simply the devotion among Americans of hours of daily time to television entertainment.” (pg. 15) In this passage Tinder is suggesting that original thought is scary. In conclusion, it is original thought that is truly lacking in society.

         In my view Tinder is wrong because the world and technology is always advancing. For example, it took original thought to develop the iPod and other great devices. Although Tinder might object those were not original, technology just eventually reached that point, I maintain that they are all original thought and also required great minds. Therefore I conclude that while Tinder makes a good argument I disagree because inventors, scientists, business men, and many others are developing and creating every day and for that to be possible they must have original thought.