Quotes from thinkers, old and new, about how the humanities relate to our lives.
1905, 2021
Humanities, leadership, and education
How the humanities shape not only our understanding of the world, about also world leaders.
2501, 2021
History traces our future, beyond modernity
How history, especially in the unconscious, directs our future paths.
911, 2020
A second Troy
The humanities know loss and hope, and maintain a greater vision.
2009, 2020
Science and dialogue
The way that dialogue, cultivated since antiquity, can open up our understanding in science and other fields.
1006, 2020
The nearness of Shakespeare’s thinking (Scott Newstok)
Why Shakespeare still informs us about education in our time of technology.
1103, 2020
First in flight
The flight of poetry matches that of science.
403, 2020
On math and the Muses
How philosophy and the Muses lead to peace and away from war.
1701, 2020
The path toward phenomenal healthcare
A conversation about humanities and healthcare, with patients at the center.
2412, 2019
The higher good that leads us upward
We do not define the higher good; it defines us.
2611, 2019
Reflections on the unity of knowledge
The way fields of knowledge form a unity that is increasingly fractured in the modern age.