As Christopher Columbus helped discover, our world is a round globe, half western and half eastern. The foundation model of the modern university is decidedly western, sourcing back to Greece of about 400bc—beginning with the Academy of

the philosopher Plato, which featured the method of inquisitive dialogue pioneered by his teacher, Socrates. Ten thousand works, or major pieces of works, survive in the classical Greek. Over 200 thousand high-quality works survivein the classical languages of Asia, and each one delves d eep i nto ideas w hich c an be v ery valuable for a ccessful life, and for building a successful business.