Intellectual Courage In Hypatia

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Intellectual Courage:
Scholar: Even though women in Hypatia’s time were not taken seriously and most women remained as inferiors, Hypatia constantly questioned conflicting ideas regarding religion versus science. Hypatia just being an educated and sophisticated woman that stands up for her beliefs made others, especially men with power, see her as a treat as Hypatia’s voice became stronger.
Me: Initially Hypatia was not taken seriously due to her gender but once she stood up for her beliefs things changed. Like Hypatia, I became aware my freshman year that female hurdlers were not taken as seriously in comparison to male hurdlers yet my teammates just ignored this fact. Having this in mind I had to address the situation during practice to put an end to it. I expressed my sincere thoughts to both the female and male hurdlers to lucky come up with a compromise.

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Intellectual Empathy:
Scholar: Under her father's teachings Hypatia was given the opportunity to an education. Hypatia knew that she was fortunate of obtaining an education, even as a woman, when the less fortunate are incapable of obtaining an education as easily. With this factor in her mind Hypatia became a teacher and the head of a philosophical circle in a school that was open to anyone willing to learn.
Me: Hypatia was able to view the substantial idea of obtaining an education in the perspective of a less fortunate person which evoked her to have open classes to anyone. In a similar fashion, I had to picture myself in my aunt's shoes in order to comprehend her current education level. I had to imagine how hard her childhood must have been and put her viewpoint in front of mine to genuinely understand her and in then try to help her learn the basics of reading and writing.

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