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    • Science Fiction: Why So Many Intellectuals Despise It

      Science Fiction: Why So Many Intellectuals Despise It0

      Do you want to rule a world? Blow apart a sun? Test a theory of community? Explore the very depths of depravity? End slavery and misery? Destroy all empires? It is possible. . . At least in the imagination. “The proper study of man is everything. The proper study of man as artist is everything

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    • Study: Teaching Kids Philosophy Makes Them Smarter

      Study: Teaching Kids Philosophy Makes Them Smarter0

      Does teaching younger children philosophy make them smarter? A “large, well-designed study” conducted by the Education Endowment Foundation suggests that the answer is yes. As Quartz reports: “Nine- and 10-year-old children in England who participated in a philosophy class once a week over the course of a year significantly boosted their math and literacy skills,

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    • Book BURNERS and Book BANNERS are Cut from the Same Cloth

      Book BURNERS and Book BANNERS are Cut from the Same Cloth0

      Book-burning serves as a powerful symbol of the dangers of totalitarianism and ideological intolerance. It conjures up images of Nazis throwing books deemed “un-German” on bonfires. It inspired authors of dystopian novels, such as George Orwell and Ray Bradbury, to warn of the destruction of freedom which the burning of books symbolizes and represents.  Yet

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    • Are We Destroying Creativity by Overmedicating Kids?

      Are We Destroying Creativity by Overmedicating Kids?0

      In recent years, ADHD diagnoses for American children have risen rapidly, particularly for boys. In fact, in the eight-year time span between 2003 and 2011, the percentage of male ADHD diagnoses increased from 11 to 15 percent. But is ADHD always a bad thing? Author and entrepreneur Peter Shankman suggests it’s not. Having been diagnosed

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    • Study: Half of Your ‘Friends’ are not Your Friends

      Study: Half of Your ‘Friends’ are not Your Friends0

      Friends are important. The people we choose to let into our circle often shape our ideas and character. In a well-known passage from the Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle outlined the three primary types of friendships humans often make. Most would agree that Aristotle’s categories of friendship are not equal; some clearly are deeper than others. If

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    • What C.S. Lewis Thought of Testing

      What C.S. Lewis Thought of Testing0

      As recent years have seen a rising number of high-stakes tests for children in elementary, middle, and high school, more and more Americans are beginning to question the wisdom of testing. Claims of burnt-out, stressed children permeate the news and have caused many parents to join the growing opt-out movement. Like today’s parents and teachers,

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