The Reopening of the American Mind
…to see religion’s tight controls on thought ended by the Enlightenment’s open inquiry, what followed might have been even worse to the passionate defender of classical wisdom. Philosophy does not…
…to see religion’s tight controls on thought ended by the Enlightenment’s open inquiry, what followed might have been even worse to the passionate defender of classical wisdom. Philosophy does not…
…getting (not “earning”) will open up the doors to success. They graduate. Then they encounter the unexpected truth — that employers don’t automatically hire and pay hefty salaries to people…
…major push by a nonpartisan foundation concerned with education could be what is needed before the memories of free and open debate die with the last generation of college graduates…
…far more open when he began his academic career in the 1960s than it is in today’s PC-dominated world. But he tells of a younger colleague who insists the very…
…Wendy McElroy at Brown, Michael Bloomberg at Harvard, Robert Birgeneau at Haverford, George Will at Scripps, Christine Lagarde at Smith, Condoleezza Rice at Rutgers and Smith, Robert Zoellick at Swarthmore,…
…will often discuss this in depth. A conservative will go further—what local culture do they hail from? What interests do they have? What do we share in common and what…
…fields like business or engineering. Duke University’s campus in Kunshan, China, set to open in the fall of 2014, will offer two degrees in business management. To give an idea…
…that hurts everyone. Several studies have been devoted to providing concrete, actionable developmental strategies and pedagogical tools. Authors of one study demonstrate that ignoring the difficulties men face when adhering…
…will judge schools on many more dimensions than a newsmagazine can. Let’s not pass laws demanding ideological diversity (although the state has the right to do so with public universities)….
…created, would cater to “women’s issues” but would be open to both men and women, according to English Professor Janet Ellerby, who spearheads the Women’s Issues Task Force that is…