The weight of mountains and the price of wealth
The gravity of time and existence overcomes any social power and wealth we might possess.
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11, 2017
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10, 2017
Investing in the humanities (Lisa Kaaki, Arab News)
The humanities enhance our return on investment.
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09, 2017
The stages of criticism
Is the path of criticism really a path to understanding?
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09, 2017
The Two Gardens
Do gardens display the course of time, or a timeless science?
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09, 2017
Zero-sum games (Hannah Devlin, Guardian)
How the zero changed math, and where it arose.
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08, 2017
The machine in isolation
How machines may lead to isolation and self-alienation, rather than self-realization.
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03, 2017
Are the humanities “useless”? If so, do they still provide a use?
Are the humanities "useless"? If so, do they still provide a use? Said Hui Shih to Chuang-tzu: “These sayings of yours are useless.” “It is only with people who know about the useless that there is any point in talking about uses. In all the immensity of heaven and earth, a man uses no more than [...]
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02, 2017
Singapore’s sciences require the humanities (Alfred Chua, Today Online)
Singapore's sciences require the humanities: how a leading university understands the need for engineers to train in the humanities. From the article: Technology and innovation may be the twin forces to power Singapore’s new economy but increasingly, social sciences and humanities are getting some unexpected attention and gaining importance in the workplace and helping policymakers [...]
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02, 2017
Mountain shadows, mountain light
The balance needed for wholeness.
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02, 2017
Between wisdom and enlightenment
Between wisdom and enlightenment: self-understanding outshines knowledge of other people and things Knowing others is wisdom; Knowing the self is enlightenment. Mastering others requires force; Mastering the self needs strength. He who knows he has enough is rich. Perseverance is a sign of power. He who stays where he is endures. To die but not [...]