It has become commonplace to say that we live in a post-truth era. But this is a misnomer. Truth will be just fine whether we believe it or not. We, however, are liable to suffer from our disregard ...

A quote often attributed to Aristotle says, "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." The "just do what feels good" culture is pervasive, but getting what you want ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract What makes the difference between good and bad reasoning? In this paper we defend a novel account of good reasoning—both theoretical and ...

“Simply to acquiesce in skepticism can never suffice to overcome the restlessness of reason.” —Immanuel Kant Reason is the capacity to apply logic consciously by drawing conclusions from new or ...

There is a tendency to reduce people’s motivation to what we perceive to be their ulterior motives: to assume that if people have a not-so-good hidden motive, they don’t have any pure ones and that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I continue my ongoing analysis of the ...

There are 900,000 children who call Harris County home — children with dreams of becoming teachers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and leaders — but the reality is, we are not providing all our children ...

When Good Reason Houston, an education nonprofit, formed four years ago it set out with the lofty goal of adding 60,000 more students to highly rated schools across Houston by 2025. Now, they say they ...