Periagoge
Course

Higher education and its purpose: Begin with the fundamental question: What is higher education actually for? You'll explore different visions of its purpose and what's at stake in how we answer.

Discover what higher education is truly meant to accomplish and why your answer matters more than you think.

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Concepts in this course
Concept
Abhyasa: Consistent Practice Over Credentials
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Chitta Vritti Nirodhah in Academic Learning
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Ishvara Pranidhana: Purpose Beyond Personal Gain
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Klesa Identification in Learning Obstacles
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Niyama as Ethical Foundation for Scholarship
AI prompts in this course
AI Prompt
What Would You Tell Someone Just Starting with Higher education and its purpose?
AI Prompt
The Moment Higher education and its purpose Changed for You
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The Higher education and its purpose Question You're Avoiding
AI Prompt
Where Are You with Higher education and its purpose?
AI Prompt
What Would Change if You Got Higher education and its purpose Right?
Part of these journeys
Journey
The Examined Path Through Higher education and its purpose
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