It may seem like a paradox, but it takes good friends for someone to really understand themselves – and grow in virtue, as Aristotle argued.
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Seeing someone charitably requires a balancing act between taking them seriously and trying to see the good in them.
Conversations don’t immediately change people’s minds, but they can eventually. And in the meantime, they help forge real connections across a diverse and complex society.
The danger in these metaphors is they can subconsciously discourage reinterpretation, which can further contribute to sexist, racist and colonial influence in historical writing.
Mindfulness might not be an easy answer to the divisiveness that surrounds us, but an accurate understanding that includes the practice of acceptance may help encourage sincerity and understanding.
With the rise of remote and hybrid work, employees are more isolated than ever. Here’s how ‘deliberate listening’ can help create a foundation for collaboration in this changing world of work.
Our brains use a function similar to a search engine’s autocomplete feature, but sometimes we get it wrong.
Those with a diagnosis of schizophrenia may be more likely to interpret metaphorical thoughts literally.
Some people argue the absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, you just need to keep looking. But there are occasions where finding no evidence is all you can do.
Project Debater looks like machines are ready to understand humans, but the reality is we’re still in the earliest days of AI.
Asking whether machines can really understand us is meaningless.
After such a difficult political experience, empathy is the key not only to feeling connected, but feeling understood – and understanding others.
Our heads are like radio receivers, and they can tune in to various different channels.
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Professor of Philosophy, University of Hertfordshire
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Professor of Computer Science and Philosophy, University of Dundee
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Professor in Psychology, University of Glasgow
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Professor of Computer Science and Communications, Lancaster University
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Assistant Professor of Informatics, University of California, Irvine
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Research Associate, University of Glasgow
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Research Fellow, Aston University
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Associate Professor, Simon Fraser University
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Simon Fraser University
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Assistant Professor, HR Management & Organizational Behaviour, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Professor of Psychology, University of Waterloo
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PhD Candidate in History, Dalhousie University
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Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Education, University of New Brunswick
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Professor and Head of Brain Growth and Regeneration Lab, The University of Queensland
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Professor in Philosophy, Director of the University of Queensland Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland