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Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people

According to the lines, people who are intellectually curious like to explore ideas. They don't just focus on what's happening today, but ask questions like-what can make society more equal, what makes a good leader? What makes people happy? Idea-based discussions inspire creativity, innovation and... read more

Focusing

"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new." — Socrates

Who are your top 5 philosophers?

Mine are: 1. Aristotle 2. Descartes 3. Socrates 4. Leibnitz 5. Kant

The apology of Socrates

Psychology, the Logos of the Soul

The term "psychology" originates from two ancient Greek words: "psychē" (ψυχή) and "logos" (λόγος). While "logos" refers to "discourse" or "study," the meaning of "psychē" evolved significantly through Greek philosophy [Implied from sources describing the evolution of psyché]. Initially, psychē... read more

the fig tree analogy

“I saw my life branching out before me like the green fig tree in the story. From the tip of every branch, like a fat purple fig, a wonderful future beckoned and winked. One fig was a husband and a happy home and children, and another fig was a famous poet and another fig was a brilliant professor,... read more