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Applications are Open for Foundations of the Liberal Arts, Cohort 2
Bring yourself back to books, memorization, and recitation, and the physical patterns of thinking that these create // Cohort 2 starts January 22, apply…
 • Daniel Golliher
"Seeing" the World
Actually seeing what's right in front of you // the role of the arts in the academy
 • Daniel Golliher
The Observe/Consume Dichotomy
Observe the algorithm, do not consume it
 • Daniel Golliher
The Operational Virtue of Integrity
While “lack of integrity” is often used as a phrase of scolding or condemnation, I often mean it in a purely descriptive sense: a wholeness is not…
 • Daniel Golliher
Books are not fungible
Different kinds of books are necessary to maintain a regular, skilled reading habit. Not just "important books."
 • Daniel Golliher
What Are the Liberal Arts?
Three principles // seven arts in classic form // as opposed to what other arts // what do modern "liberal arts" colleges teach? // the second-dose…
 • Daniel Golliher
Applications are Open for Foundations of the Liberal Arts, Cohort 1
Break your phone addiction, gain the ability to read books at will, cultivate a beautiful mind and character, and more. Cohort 1 starts September 18…
 • Daniel Golliher
The Decline and Fall of the Humanities?
There are two conversations happening right now: one about the value and nature of the humanities, and one about what AI and phones are doing to…
 • Daniel Golliher
Historical Comments on the Baby Boom and Modern Fertility Rates
A response to what I'm sure what just a rhetorical prompt by Derek Thompson
 • Daniel Golliher
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