Science meets mythology
Two formative thinkers of the 20th-century consider the force of instinctual aggression.
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11, 2017
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11, 2017
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
How valuable are the humanities? (Carolyn Gregoire, Huffington Post)
The humanities are valuable in all professions.
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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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09, 2017
The habits of learning, for good or ill, in tune with the times
Our habits are part of our education for better and worse.
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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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07, 2017
Speaking of science (Nick Roll, Inside Higher Ed)
The need to speak more about how university science and research contribute to our lives.
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07, 2017
Rediscovering the humanities in financial matters
Why literature, history, philosophy, and art offer countless examples of financial insight, and why knowing the ways of finance deepens our appreciation of the humanities.
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07, 2017
Living well with philosophy (T. Rees Shapiro, Washington Post)
Philosophy deepens and widens our life's course.