1. Philosophy helps students to reason confidently and not be taken advantage of The purposes of public education are varied, but we might say that
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The importance of habit We are what we repeatedly think and do. Great insights and brilliant plans are not worth much if they are not
The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius once wrote, ‘Your mind will be like its habitual thoughts; for the soul becomes dyed with the colour of its
I love quotes, and I am always afraid that I will lose them. Here is a curated selection of some of my favourites. Work “How
The ancient Greeks used to say ‘call no man happy until he is dead’ while English philosopher John Stuart Mill wrote ‘ask yourself whether you
No-platforming, definition: the action or practice of preventing someone holding views regarded as unacceptable or offensive from contributing to a public debate or meeting (Oxford
‘If there is some end of the things we do, which we desire for its own sake, clearly this must be the good.’ (Aristotle, Nicomachean
America’s market for truth is foundering. If truth as a product, and one that we should value, then there has been something akin to a
It was surprisingly unsurprising when it actually happened. Trump lost, refused to concede the election and cried fraud. With dark symmetry his rise in US
The TV show ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ is unusually rich in philosophical material. The main character, Larry David, is a confessed ‘social assassin’ who holds up
Money is a useful tool that can help us get what we want and need. However, our desire for money and the way we think
Appreciation is the act of paying attention to what enriches our lives. It requires no special skills and no extra resources, yet caught in the weeds of our day
Fill in the blank. Life is a… Struggle? Gift? Classroom? Journey? …? Your choice of metaphor here is revealing. It shows how you feel about
Who has more status, A banker or a social worker? A PhD student or a monk? A writer or a model? How you answer these questions
Not everyone that teaches calls themselves a teacher. As managers, we teach when we show someone the ropes in their new role. As presenters, we teach by imparting
When we’re starting out in our careers, we’re full of excitement and enthusiasm for what the future holds. We’ve made it to the threshold of
Few events in life are as inherently destabilising as discovering our partner has cheated. For those of us in committed monogamous relationships, the revelation has