Busy, But For What? A Council on the Difference Between Motion and Meaning
Four minds — a Stoic senator, a Stoic emperor, a Rough Rider, and a survivor of Auschwitz — sit down to ask why a full calendar can feel so empty.
stoicismpsychology6 min
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When a Trusted Man Betrays You: Confucius and Machiavelli at the Same Table
A minister has betrayed the ruler who raised him. Confucius counsels self-examination and moral example; Machiavelli counsels swift, exemplary punishment. Both cannot be entirely right.
debatephilosophy5 min
Doubt or Duty: Socrates and Confucius on Where Wisdom Begins
One thought the good life begins by questioning everything you were taught. The other thought it begins by honoring it. Both were right, and neither yielded.
philosophydebate5 min