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"Was Wittgenstein Right?" - Paul Horwich
Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth—more than ruin, more even than death. Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible; thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habits; thought is anarchic and lawless, indifferent to authority, careless of the well-tried wisdom of ages. Thought looks into the pit of hell and is not afraid. It sees man, a feeble speck, surrounded by unfathomable depths of silence; yet it bears itself proudly, as unmoved as if it were lord of the universe. Thought is great and swift and free, the light of the world, and the chief glory of man.
Philosophy under attack: Lawrence Krauss and the new denialism
(Source: newyorker.com)
A warning to college profs from a high school teacher
Learning outcomes are corrosive
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Prosecuting Socrates All Over Again
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Weekend Edition Saturday
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NPR
Next Thursday, Chicago’s National Hellenic Museum will try to give Socrates a fairer trial than what he got in 399 BCE, when he was sentenced to death for impiety. Some of the the country’s biggest legal names are involved in the mock trial. Host Scott Simon speaks with former US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald.
(Source: NPR)
My fake college syllabus - Adam Mansbach
As your professor, I plan to take your money, never read your essays and pretend you’re not checking Facebook.
Education, n. That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.
