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    Aletheia Hitz

    Aletheia Hitz is a student, writer, and invested lover of philosophy. She enjoys exploring significant ideas, and she’s passionate about helping others think well.

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  • The Intellectual Purpose of Education: Why ‘Impractical’ Subjects Are Still Worth Learning

    The Intellectual Purpose of Education: Why ‘Impractical’ Subjects Are Still Worth Learning1

    It’s a complaint I’ve heard often, and (I’ll confess) occasionally spoken myself: “What use is learning math? It’s not like it’s going to help me in life!” In eighth grade geometry, the complaints seemed legitimate. Why was I calculating the angles of triangle XYZ? I didn’t know what career I was going to pursue, but—at

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  • Thoughts to Words: A Case for Journaling

    Thoughts to Words: A Case for Journaling0

    When I turned 13, my parents gave me a blue-flowered notebook as a birthday present. With that notebook as a catalyst, I began recording my thoughts, wishes, and experiences. My topics were erratic and impulsive: I’d write about everyday experiences, abstract musings, and my impetuous future plans. At the time, I wasn’t sure that anything

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  • Snapchat AI: ‘Efficiency’ Devoid of a Meaningful End

    Snapchat AI: ‘Efficiency’ Devoid of a Meaningful End1

    Earlier this year, Snapchat released a new feature to all users of its popular social media platform. Called “My AI,” this resource allows users to hold text conversations with a specialized chatbot. The technology works similarly to other popular AI bots like ChatGPT and uses typed or spoken input to answer questions, generate ideas, and

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  • 10 Chinese Proverbs for Everyday Life

    10 Chinese Proverbs for Everyday Life2

    Unexpectedly, my past few weeks of reading have revolved around specific topics: I’ve been reading a lot of war novels, for example, and I’ve been working through two books focusing on the country of China. One of my China-related books was Safely Home, a popular novel by Randy Alcorn exploring the purpose of life on

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