Both Paulo Freire and Kwame Anthony Appiah describe a world that could be improved by authentic, individual thought. Freire demonstrates the differences between "concept banking" and "problem posing" education teaching methods and how an individual's freedom is affected, while Appiah demonstrates the essentials of finding meaning and structure in one's life based on that freedom. The biggest question in life, though, seems to be: What makes everything a person does in their life ultimately worthwhile? These two philosophers, along with John Stuart Mill, help define many of life's biggest questions. In the “Banking Concept of Education”, Paulo Freire describes the defects of the education system. He first begins by defining the concept of banking as “an act of depositing” information in the minds of students (Freire 244). The student is not allowed to ask questions, but only to absorb all the information the teacher provides him. Freire, however, seems strongly against this banking concept and goes on to describe a second teaching method, the problem-posing educational method, in which students are allowed to question ideas, with freedom. It is with this teaching method that students and teachers are able to actively communicate with each other and exchange ideas. Freire continues to say that “Liberatory education consists of acts of cognition, not transfers of information” (Freire 249). One must actively think and use reason to completely free one's mind. Freire lays the foundation for finding meaning in one's life by saying that individuals attempting to determine their “perception” of life “must perceive their state not as predestined and unalterable, but simply as limiting and therefore demanding… at the core of paper... with integrity. While one can choose to be part of a social identity, it is up to the individual to choose what to do with their life. An individual can connect with a specific culture or religion or any other social identity, but has the opportunity to choose what to do within those realms. Works Cited Appiah, Kwame Anthony. "The ethics of individuality". Ways of Reading: An Anthology for Writers. 8th. Boston: Bedford/ St. Martin's, 2008. Print.Freire, Paulo. "The 'banking' concept of education". Ways of Reading: An Anthology for Writers. 8th. Boston: Bedford/ St. Martin, 2008. Print.Griffin, Susan. "Our secret." Ways of Reading: An Anthology for Writers. 8th. Boston: Bedford/ St. Martin, 2008. Print."Individualism." Encyclopedia Britannica. 2010. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. February 22, 2010Unknown. "Individualism." Network. February 22. 2010