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Socrates: A Warning Against Complacency
The inspiration for this article was a passing conversation with a friend about the importance of history. She was fascinated by the...

George Longley
Jul 22, 20232 min read


Another kind of narrow…
I came across an article the other day that queried the relevance of degrees in the modern job market. This annoyed me for two main...

George Longley
Apr 5, 20232 min read


New Skills or Natural Human Capacities?
About a year ago a good friend of mine, ancient philosophy scholar, Nicholas Denyer (Trinity College, Cambridge) shared the following...

George Longley
Apr 3, 20232 min read


'Thinking is hard'. Just ask Socrates!
‘Thinking is Difficult, that's why most people judge.’ Seeing this quotation from Karl Jung on LinkedIn a couple of days ago (the time...

George Longley
Feb 26, 20224 min read


A Pupil Pays Tribute to his Great Teacher
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gavinmccormack_teachers-teacher-project-activity-6875905467059724288-iO-v When Gavin MacCormack posted...

George Longley
Dec 15, 20213 min read


Licensed to Skill!
Recently, I have seen the term skill-based curriculum a lot. But what does it mean? I found various definitions in my search, but...

George Longley
Nov 26, 20215 min read


Einstein the Philosopher
Einstein and the ancients might initially seem like an odd juxtaposition, science legend Einstein and thinkers of the ancient world....

George Longley
Nov 23, 20212 min read


Do we 'knowingly' do wrong?
Do we actually knowingly do wrong? Joking about Cadbury’s mini eggs aside (but my goodness, aren’t they good?), it is almost a reflex...

George Longley
Nov 20, 20213 min read


γνῶθι σέαυτον Know Thyself!
- Know Thyself: Sententia Cotidiana XXI The question of today’s ‘thought’ is what this phrase really means. Scrolling through a few...

George Longley
Oct 15, 20213 min read


Why Study Classics
Although rather embarrassing to admit now, the story of Jason and the Argonauts, played out on screen amidst the monsters of the great...

George Longley
Jan 28, 20214 min read
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