Plato founded the Phrontisterion (“Idea Factory”) after phronesis, a type of wisdom or intelligence concerned with practical action.
PHRONT LLC is a think-tank (or “idea factory”) practicing this type of wisdom, i.e., the most important attribute to learn.
This type of wisdom cannot be taught but is gained through the development of the understanding of one’s own self.
HOLY BOOKS
Read these again with new eyes and not religious ones. For the “Old Testament” begin with Genesis and Exodus; for the New Testament, begin with Mark, then the other 3 Gospels prior to reading the Quran.
Immediately begin reading the author himself. Avoid any translator’s or editor’s notes religiously, so you may form your own thoughts and impressions. For Plato, begin with Symposium, Phaedrus, Republic.
Some authors purposefully hide their meaning “between the lines” to avoid the censors yet reach slow and careful readers, or boys who love to think. Like Jesus did with his disciples before he was executed.
No one has solved the collective action problem, i.e., how did society come to be when human cooperation was once restricted to cooperation between close relatives? IMPORTANT: read about this problem.