Socrates was an Athenian philosopher who lived from roughly 469 to 399 BCE and became one of the foundational figures of Western philosophy, despite leaving behind no writings of his own. His ...

In the April 17th edition of The Chronicle’s Daily Briefing, Rick Seltzer and Becky Supiano summarized Francie Diep’s article profiling funders that support civic discourse work on college campuses ...

You do not become sharper by consuming more information. You become sharper by thinking better about what you already know. Most people confuse intelligence with knowledge. The real difference lies in ...

Leaders often resist disagreement because they conflate criticism of ideas with criticism of self. Domain-specific confidence unlocks openness. When leaders anchor their confidence in specific areas ...

Discover the power of 'quotidian' – the word for everyday life. It highlights how ordinary routines, from morning coffee to ...

Last week, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith gathered in plenary session at the Vatican, which means that all its members were gathered at once. These plenary sessions are held every two ...

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C harles Darwin set a “golden rule” for his study of nature. Whenever he encountered information that ran counter to his ideas, he would make a note of it “without fail and at once.” Why? Because, as ...

W. Jay Wood was a philosopher who, during a nearly 40-year career as a professor at Wheaton College in Wheaton, grappled with key questions regarding knowledge and understanding. In his scholarship ...

Since the birth of management consultancy at the turn of the 20th century, people have questioned its usefulness. Bosses of firms that hire consultants are paid lavishly to define a vision and corral ...