Marcus Aurelius was known for his physical frailty, due to chronic health problems, but he was also known for his exceptional resilience. For instance, the historian Cassius Dio wrote: To be sure, he could not display many feats of physical prowess; yet he had developed his body from a ver...
Marcus Aurelius was known for his physical frailty, due to chronic health problems, but he was also known for his exceptional resilience. For instance, the historian Cassius Dio wrote: To be sure, he could not display many feats of physical prowess; yet he had developed his body from a ver...
Review ofHow to Think Like a Woman: Four Women Philosophers Who Taught Me How to Love the Life of the Mind, by Regan Penaluna, Grove Press, 2023 Towards the end of Lydia Moland's review ofHow to Think Like a Woman, by Regan Penaluna, ...
historian asks first: “Did this writer mean to tell the truth?” and second; “Was he in a position or frame of mind to tell the truth even if he wants to?” Every statement must be patiently weighed and tested and combined with all other available information in order to get at the...
In this view, to become a lawyer, a historian, a biologist, or a social worker, you need to learn to think and talk like a lawyer, a historian, a biologist, or a social worker. Learning a subject means acquiring a discourse, not just mastering a body of knowledge. As another teacher...
Jump to:navigation,search Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell,OM,FRS[54](18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970) was aBritishnobleman,philosopher,logician,mathematician,historian, andsocial critic.[55]At various points in his life he considered himself aliberal, asocialist, and apacifist,...
In this revelatory talk, writer and historian Edward Tenner discusses the promises and dangers of our drive to get things done as quickly as possible -- and suggests seven ways we can use "inspired inefficiency" to be more productive.
Mr. Bellavance, a digital historian, wrote abook on the history of the US postal service. 【15】 He used the data science to analyzehistorical trends, Most strikingly he built anaccompanying website, complekw;Tinteractive maps.They show readers-howwithin a generation the postal service helpedcol...
Are you curious what secrets a house holds? Learn how to find the history of a property online in this guide filled with resources.
As historian Yuval Noah Harari puts it, “Scientists generally agree that no theory is 100 percent correct. Thus, the real test of knowledge is not truth, but utility.”The best mental models are the ideas with the most utility. They are broadly useful in daily life. Understanding these ...