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The Philosopher breaks down into five stages of a vicious cycle of disobedience that begins, usually, with a teacher praising students for proper behaviour and making them reliant on reward rather than oneself. The Youth questions and doubts each step as they are explained, revealing the violence inherent in the educational system as happens with some teachers finding out behaviourism was the wrong path for a career.

Ahh yeah, they got me! In both complimentary senses of the phrase: first, catching me by surprise with an in-depth discussion of psychological insight; second by presenting these insights as a dialogue between two educated but ideologically opposite voices. While only short phrases and summaries of Adler’s concepts are revealed as the Youth challenges the Philosopher, there is enough to build a case for true depth.