Frank Breslin(Revised Version) Three Reasons Why Public High Schools Don’t Teach Critical Thinking: Part 1The following warning should be affixed atop every computer in America’s high schools: Proceed at your own risk. Don’t accept as true what…1d ago61d ago6
Frank BreslinThe Greeks on the Ethical LifeThe Greek view of the ethical life is an interesting contrast to that of the Bible’s. A different tone and mood pervade these quotations…2d ago2d ago
Frank Breslin20 Motives for Doing a Good Deed or Leading a Good LifeIn previous assignments, I had students begin thinking critically about three different moral theories. My purpose wasn’t to “sell” them on…2d ago2d ago
Frank BreslinWhy Does God’s Image Change in the Bible? Six TheoriesDuring the three decades I taught this unit on the Bible, some students were troubled by the behavior of God in the earlier books of the…5d ago5d ago
Frank BreslinTaking Charge of Your Own EducationThe Romans on the Man of the World: Part 46d ago6d ago
Frank BreslinQuiet Reflections on the Inner LifeThe Romans on the Man of the World: Part 36d ago6d ago
Frank BreslinReputation, Art of Living, Death, Plato’s Cave, Wizard of OzThe Romans on the Man of the World: Part 26d ago6d ago
Frank BreslinThe Art of Being WorldlyNe sis loquax cum vis urbanus haberi. Be not wordy if you would pass for a man of the world (The Sayings of Cato, 3. 19 adapted). In modern…6d ago6d ago
Frank BreslinThinking Outside the BoxVeritas temporis filia. Truth is the daughter of time (Aulus Gellius, Attic Nights, 12. 11. 7). Is something true because one’s culture…Jun 18Jun 18
Frank BreslinHalf of Wisdom is a Doubting MindNil tam difficilest quin quaerendo investigari possiet. There is nothing which reason cannot discover (Terence, The Self-Tormentor, 675)…Jun 18Jun 18