The Great Conversation: Wealth
They say that money can’t buy happiness. All the same, most of us would appreciate the opportunity to check for ourselves.
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The Great Conversation: Religion
Religion is a gigantic subject. The astonishing diversity of religions is only part of the reason; we have also to consider what religion is to different people, or to the same person in different ways.
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García Márquez: An Author Profile
His seamlessly surreal depiction of the world is arguably a very truthful kind of art, for it openly embraces the role that imagination inevitably plays in how we process the world
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The Great Conversation: Mind
“Either there are no thinkers, no thought, no anything; or there is a real bridge between the mind and reality.” — G. K. Chesterton
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The Great Conversation: Courage
The virtues have been a favorite topic of the Great Conversation, and courage has received a surprising variety of definitions, from warlike to explicitly nonviolent.
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The Great Conversation: Angels
The idea of angels provides a wealth of material not just for religious thought, but for philosophical exercises and artistic expression.
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Avicenna: An Author Profile
Avicenna laid the groundwork for the philosophy of the Scholastics, particularly developing the logic of Aristotle.
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Student Essay: Miss Kate Foley on MLK
The elements of intelligence and character correspond to the two fundamental parts of a person, his intellect and his will. If an education is to be true and comprehensive, it must balance these elements.
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O’Connor: An Author Profile
We need her recognition of the freakish, her embrace of the grotesque, and her unerring confidence that we can perceive the truth. We need her humor to help us identify what to take seriously, and we need her particularity of time and place to recognize what is universal.
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Top Schools Swap the PSAT for the CLT10
The CLT10 offers both a modernized, streamlined test-taking experience, and a classic curriculum that truly engages students’ minds.
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