Leisure, Creativity...and Skepticism
At Wisconsin Lutheran College, new faculty are exempt from sitting on committees for one year. Why is this? It is because leisure (not just necessity) is the mother of invention.
How I lost and found my scientific creativity, written by Jeffrey McDonnell of the University of Saskatchewan, describes the pressure exerted on faculty in the University setting that crushes so many young researchers. It is a warning and an encouragement to faculty, whether beginning or nearing retirement.
If we finish this short article, let's return to The Embers and the Stars. Last week, we concluded the section called Humanitas; the next one is called Skepsis. In the chapter titled, Shadow of a Doubt, Kohak begins his discussion of skepticism: the philosophical system that denies the possibility of knowledge.
As usual, we meet at 4pm on Friday.
How I lost and found my scientific creativity, written by Jeffrey McDonnell of the University of Saskatchewan, describes the pressure exerted on faculty in the University setting that crushes so many young researchers. It is a warning and an encouragement to faculty, whether beginning or nearing retirement.
If we finish this short article, let's return to The Embers and the Stars. Last week, we concluded the section called Humanitas; the next one is called Skepsis. In the chapter titled, Shadow of a Doubt, Kohak begins his discussion of skepticism: the philosophical system that denies the possibility of knowledge.
As usual, we meet at 4pm on Friday.