Language, emotion, and the world around us (David Robson, BBC Future)
Languages, in consort with others, foster emotional awareness.
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The dawn and dusk of the humanities (Marilynne Robinson, NY Review of Books)
Do the humanities exhaust themselves in utility?
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10, 2017
Doubting wisely to achieve soundness of mind and body
Why doubt can lead to self-assurance and independence of judgement, which is manifest in one's outward demeanor.
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10, 2017
Our voices and their deeper meaning
Our voices record our selves, through and beyond the spoken word.
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10, 2017
Art, beauty, and freedom
Finding personality in the spirit of freedom through beauty.
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10, 2017
Personality in the modern machine age
Personality is a struggle for, and achievement of, inwardness.
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10, 2017
Smart phones, dim minds (Nicholas Carr, Wall Street Journal)
Our phones' technology may diminish the ability of our minds to think and feel.
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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
Pictures more than words show the humanities’ challenge
Words yield to pictures as the humanities decline.
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09, 2017
Zero-sum games (Hannah Devlin, Guardian)
How the zero changed math, and where it arose.