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  • 8 Characteristics of a Rational Soul

    8 Characteristics of a Rational Soul0

    Marcus Aurelius (121-180 A.D.), the last of Rome’s Five Great Emperors, was in many ways the paradigm of Plato’s philosopher king. His Meditations (essentially a diary written for himself) reveal a man striving for peace through wisdom, self-control, and stoical acceptance. One theme that runs through Meditations is the power of human reason and its ability to harness

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  • 8 Astute Comments from Aldous Huxley

    8 Astute Comments from Aldous Huxley0

    1. “Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”   2. “There’s only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.”   3. “That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history

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  • 75 Years Later, Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics Need Updating

    75 Years Later, Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics Need Updating0

    When science fiction author Isaac Asimov devised his Three Laws of Robotics he was thinking about androids. He envisioned a world where these human-like robots would act like servants and would need a set of programming rules to prevent them from causing harm. But in the 75 years since the publication of the first story

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  • 70% of Divorces Initiated by Women – Here Are the Results

    70% of Divorces Initiated by Women – Here Are the Results21

    ‘Tis the season for weddings, and chances are the next several weeks will find many of us sitting in a lovely venue, decked in our best, watching a man and a woman pledge themselves to one another for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health. The good news is that

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  • 7 Ways to Teach Civil Discourse to Students

    7 Ways to Teach Civil Discourse to Students0

    If young people are to engage in democracy and society, young people need to learn how to respectfully disagree. Yet, educators often find it challenging to lead discussions on contentious issues. Based on my experience as a middle school social studies educator, I’ve discovered that there are ways teachers and others who work with young

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  • 7 Ways to Find Truth in a Clickbait World

    7 Ways to Find Truth in a Clickbait World0

    Whether it’s the hype about the MoMo Challenge, the Jussie Smollett hate-crime hoax, the Fyre Festival swindle, or politicians scaring us to blazes about this or that emergency, it’s hard to distinguish fact from fiction and prudent ideas from rash action.   We live in a time when too much of our news resembles something

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