About
The Institute for Classical Dialogue
We are creating conversation and philosophy for the modern age.
Our Purpose
Our mission
Better Argument Magazine explores the ideas shaping the modern world through the lens of philosophy and the classics.
The Better Argument is a community of thinkers committed to understanding the transformations taking place in the world - technological, political, economic and cultural.
The Institute for Classical Dialogue is dedicated to reviving the ancient art of reasoned discourse in an age of digital noise and tribal thinking.
“Let's Make Sense of a Rapidly Changing World, Together.”
Leadership
The people behind ICD
Ahmed Abdalla Ahmed Esmail
Ahmed is the engineer behind the Better Argument. He is a senior IAM consulting engineer at Anomalix, and an avid reader of Camus.
James Hartree
James Hartree is the Director of the Institute for Classical Dialogue, and the publisher of the Better Argument magazine. James' focus is bringing philosophy and the classical tradition to underserved teenagers in New Mexico, and promoting the use of philosophy to interpret the transformations taking place in the world today.
Jack Schaaf
Jack Schaaf is the editor of the Better Argument magazine. His writing has appeared in L'Amour La Mort and in Stimulant magazine, where he also serves as an editor. In his freetime, he enjoys being a devoted student of life.
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