September 19, 2011

Image via Wikipedia My pocket Aristotle includes these words in the introduction by Justin Kaplan: [Aristotle] devoted his life to codifying and rationalizing what was then the sum of human knowledge. Kaplan goes on to list some of Aristotle’s accomplishments and the obstacles he had to overcome to achieve them. Then this: And underlying all […]

Much is rightly made of the need for a child to develop and grow into an independent spirit. Here’s an interesting paradox: thinking in isolation makes a person more dependent, rather than less. Why? Human psychology. We need to be taught how to think well by those who can do it. Our soulish awareness of