Our mission is to sharpen minds and cultivate wisdom.

Our vision is to awaken and ignite a new age of Plato’s Philosopher Kings — thinkers who lead through curiosity, clarity and courage —to guide humanity toward greater wisdom and lasting prosperity.

Our strategy is to facilitate civil discussions on interesting, controversial topics, serving as the arena that sharpens curious and ambitious minds united in the pursuit of knowledge.

Our belief is that, as the Greek author Plutarch wrote, ‘what we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.’

Our values are:

Seek Truth
Pursue deeper understanding and timeless insights by thinking from First Principles.

Lead with Curiosity
Embrace questions over certainty and exploration over comfort.

Speak with Courage
Share your thoughts boldly, even when it’s uncomfortable.

Respect the Arena
Honor the space where minds clash, grow, and evolve.

Embrace Discomfort
Growth happens on the edges of your comfort zone.

Cultivate Resilience
Strengthen your mind by confronting and learning from challenging, controversial ideas.

Our enemies are:

Confirmation bias.
Intellectual tribalism.
Cancel culture.
Dogma.
Intellectual safe spaces.
Self-censorship.
Echo chambers.

Our codes of conduct are:

Be Prepared.
Be Engaged.
Be Civil.
Be Curious.
Be Controversial.
Be Courageous.