Philosophy is completely dependent on philosophers, though the love of wisdom is not limited to those who write books and teach philosophy. This is both a necessity and a misfortune. We learn from ...

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On Wednesday, October 15, 2025, history will be made in Ekiti, in south west Nigeria . The Critical Thinking Social ...

There exists a longstanding philosophy called radical acceptance. It’s a life practice really. A method of engaging life’s challenges in a more productive way. It entails really looking at something ...

I recently asked a fellow academic, in conversation, how they try to integrate critical thinking into their classroom, and they replied that they don’t have "much time for that kind of thing." I ...

Chad Sussex, an assistant principal at Winterset High School in Iowa, about 40 miles southwest of Des Moines, is confident ...

General education programs are a perennial source of consternation for faculty, administrators and students alike. The challenges, from one institution to another and from one decade to another, read ...

Critical thinking seems to be a vanishing skillset. As a leader, I’ve often watched people on my team spinning their wheels—physically and mentally. Things are moving, but despite their best efforts, ...

“Studying philosophy taught me two things. I learned how to write really clearly. I learned how to follow an argument all the way down, which is invaluable in running meetings.” Stewart Butterfield, ...