The Individual, Ethics, and the Social Order: Basics of Society
When ethics fails, justice rises out of necessity.
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by Richard P. Weigand There is a difference between helping someone learn and sparing him the work of...
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by Richard P. Weigand Some truths lose force when they are handed over too early. Not because they are...
Read Article The Discipline of Looking: How Ordinary People Recover Clear Sight
Clear sight does not begin with brilliance. It begins with the discipline to pause, define words, look at outcomes, ask...
Read Article When a Description Becomes a Way of Life
Article The Original Observation When Robert Bellah described expressive individualism, he was not offering a philosophy to follow. Bellah et...
Read Article What Actually Forms Character?
Article Introduction If education is meant to shape the person, then one question sits at the center: What actually...
Read Article What Replaced Religion in Education?
Article Introduction When religion was reduced or removed from education, it was often described as creating neutrality. But neutrality...
Read Article What Is Formation — Beyond the Thought
The Article Formation is usually understood as development. A person improves. Skills are learned. Habits are built. At this...
Read Article What Is Education — Beyond the Thought
The Article Education is usually described as the process of learning. Information is presented. Skills are developed. Knowledge is accumulated...
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