“In a society where the philosophers will rule and the rulers philosophize, art would have no place.” Philosophers like Plato and Socrates are often thought to be firmly against art. Plato was said to believe that the imitation of reality in art can only corrupt minds. Yet, Plato’s Ion is a dialogue exclusively on art – poetry in particular. Contradicting his views in works like Republic, Plato describes art as a divine inspiration. Read full article here
Education
Overcoming Bias
Kai Cheng’s professor had a brilliant scheme. In his first lecture, he promised that each lecture would feature a “Lie of the Day”. But why? It made his students more attentive and analytical, poring over every detail of his lecture and making sense of why things were true. It was such a powerful teaching method that his students digested his most technical lectures quite easily because they tried so hard to catch his lie. The kicker? There was no lie in that first lecture; he had lied about that too! Read full article here
Merv
August 17, 2022
