Dear Fellow American,

In our fast-moving digital age, too many people have forgotten how to reason and deliberate.

Instead, they often react with little thought—or worse, they seek opinions only to validate their assumptions or win an argument.

And in these modern times, when dangerous ideologies spread like wildfire because of social media algorithms, this has serious consequences for our country, our citizens, and our relationships.

We are made for so much more.

Philosophy—meaning “love of wisdom”—provides a solid foundation to assess the truth of the prevailing opinions of our age.

As Winston Churchill said, a life without the love of wisdom is “despotic.”

In contrast, by studying philosophy, we break from the tyranny of the present and seek to answer the “simple questions which man has asked since the earliest dawn of reason—‘Why are we here? What is the purpose of life? Whither are we going?’”

A good education in philosophy provides you with the joy of answering these fundamental questions. It serves as a xxxxxx against ideas that are destructive to human life and freedom.

To teach Americans philosophy is to build a defense against dangerous ideologies and to prevent their spread.

That’s why, next month, Hillsdale College will launch a new online course, “Introduction to Western Philosophy”, to help students understand how to think and how to pursue wisdom rooted in the most important ancient, medieval, and modern philosophers. This new course will also trace the history of philosophy through the postmodern age.

This is your invitation to pre-register for this free online course, which premieres on September 8, 2020.

Don’t wait—secure your spot today for this excellent new course.

Please seek to learn all you can from this new free online course!