by Evan Dwan | Jun 23, 2020 | News |
Wisdom is the practice of developing knowledge and using that knowledge effectively to solve problems. Wisdom is related to intelligence, but is slightly different. Being smart is not the same as being wise. Wisdom comes from making an effort to learn deeply about...
by Evan Dwan | Apr 10, 2020 | News |
Declan Kiberd writes that the aim of Ulysses was to create a different kind of reader, one who after reading it would experience the world in a very different way. He wanted to free people from all kinds of constriction, including passive readership. Joyce hoped that...
by Evan Dwan | Apr 9, 2020 | News |
According to Irish mythology the first thing to ever come into creation was a hazel tree, and in its branches was contained all the knowledge of the universe. This hazel tree flourished over the Well of Wisdom (Tobar Segais) within which lived a great speckled salmon....
by Evan Dwan | Mar 26, 2020 | News |
“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.” – Confucius Two women come to King Solomon both claiming to be the mother of the same child....
by Evan Dwan | Mar 26, 2020 | News |
Where is the wisdom we have Lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information? T.S. Eliot A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the...
