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It has been found to enhance abstract, “big picture” thinking about contemplating the beauty of art
Some of the artwork from the exhibition by ceramic artist Lucy Lee at the kettle yard art gallery featured in psychological experiments. Credit: Kettle Garden Since the dawn of philosophy, thinkers from Plato to Kant have considered how beauty affects human experiences and whether it has the power to change the state of our minds. Now, a new study at…
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Q&A: Researchers claim mass education is designed to counteract critical thinking
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Education should encourage deep inquiry and personal autonomy, but too often it has been used as a means of indoctrination. That’s what Agustina S. Pagulayan, assistant professor of political science in the School of Social Sciences and Global Policy and Strategy at the University of California, San Diego, argues in her new book, Raised to Obey:…
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