Archive for the 'academia'

• E.O. Wilson on the Evolutionary Origin of Creativity and Art

April 4th, 2013 by zen

Posted in academia, Adaptability, analytic, art, change, cognition, contemplative, cooperation, creativity, critical thinking, culture, dreams, e.o.wilson, europe, Evolution, ideas, imaginal, intellectuals, intelligence, nature, nuance / subtlety, Patterns, philosophy, Prehistoric, science, society, sociobiology, Stigmergy, stochastic, Tactics, theory | 16 comments

• On Socrates and his Legacy, Part II: Stone, Socrates and Religion

March 26th, 2013 by zen

Posted in academia, analytic, ancient history, atheists, authors, book, christianity, cultural intelligence, culture, democracy, historians, history, humanities, ideas, intellectuals, myth, nuance / subtlety, Oligarchy, philosophy, politics, symbolism, theory | 5 comments

• Discovering a New Circle of Hell

March 4th, 2013 by zen

Posted in 20th century, academia, analytic, antisemitism, europe, extremists, genocide, Germany, government, historians, historiography, history, hitler, Holocaust, judaism, memory, nazis, state terrorism, wwii | 10 comments

• Elkus on Policy Relevance

February 18th, 2013 by zen

Posted in A.E., academia, blog-friends, blogging, blogosphere, CNAS, debate, government, ideas, intellectuals, national security, politics, social science, society, theory | Comments Off on Elkus on Policy Relevance

• On Socrates and His Legacy, Part I.

February 14th, 2013 by zen

Posted in academia, analytic, ancient history, book, culture, debate, democracy, extremists, historians, history, ideas, intellectuals, myth, Oligarchy, philosophy, politics, question, reading, Uncategorized | 7 comments