Word: wisdoms
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...goodness." He suggests that we can achieve such vision by limiting our studies to classical and time-tested philosophy, literature, art and music. To give Choi credit, there may indeed be great value to intense study of Greek philosophers. But this is certainly not "the only true road to wisdom," as he claims. Intense study of any number of religious texts may also be formative of healthy character; and perhaps the truest form of wisdom cannot be found at all in texts, but in personal experience, the very source of knowledge Choi anathematizes...
...fair bet that Adam, Eve, Cain and Abel sniffled, sneezed and complained of stuffy noses. In fact, rhinovirus, above, with its more than 100 identified strains, has probably been around even longer than humans. With age comes wisdom, which in the case of this virus means the ability to resist every concoction--from chicken soup to zinc lozenges--people throw at it. So far, modern medicine has met its match. Still the best treatment: aspirin, rest and lots of fluids...
...leaking the list. Even though he admitted he had no evidence that they were responsible for the leak, Lewis subsequently wrote in an e-mail obtained by the Crimson that "the publication in The Crimson of the names...has undermined, in the eyes of some, confidence in the wisdom of giving students sensitive information...
What is liberal education? This question is not easy to answer. But it is worth the trouble of answering, since liberal education is the only true road to wisdom, and since our university no longer believes that such a singular, path exists...
...democratization of the university is not innocent or even progressive, but thoroughly political. Diversity is in vogue wherever the many rule or wherever power belongs to the mediocre. The mediocre many have an interest in denigrating wisdom, virtue and even merit--all severe, undemocratic notions--and in elevating sheer experience, which even the meanest can contribute to and appreciate. While wisdom, virtue and merit are hard to achieve and discern, experience is easy to assert and acquire. Yet because of the superficiality of plain experience, one needs it in great quantity and variety to appear impressive and interesting. So like...