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In early April, our grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for the "Wise Women" series was terminated by the current administration. This decision means that $38,000 that was promised to us has disappeared, leaving us in a very precarious position. Click on the image to find out more and how you can help.

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Intellectual Humility   Edit

The Oracle of Delphi pronounced Socrates the wisest man in Athens. Paradoxically, what made him wise was that he knew that he did not know anything. Socrates was unique in possessing the virtue of intellectual humility. His wisdom was derived from his ability to recognize the limits of his own knowledge, and use this as the starting point for genuine enquiry.