The Great Conversation: Labor
The Great Conversation: Labor By Gabriel Blanchard We know Labor Day as a popular holiday, but what exactly is it celebrating? Labor—or as we more often call it, […]
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Steinbeck: An Author Profile
SteinbeckAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard The moral and atmospheric power of Steinbeck’s writing has justly won him an enduring place in the American canon. ❧ Full name
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The Great Conversation: Infinity
The Great Conversation: Infinity By Gabriel Blanchard Naturally enough for finite minds like ours, infinity is a tricky concept. Like eternity, infinity is an idea we can articulate
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Husserl: An Author Profile
HusserlAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard Few schools of thought have proven as fruitful or varied as phenomenology. ❧ Full name and titles: Edmund Gustav Albrecht Husserl [ĕd-münd
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The Great Conversation: Game
The Great Conversation: Game By Gabriel Blanchard What is something so unimportant doing on our list of great ideas? Though not present on Mortimer Adler’s list of great
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A Doubtful Martyr
A Doubtful Martyr: A Review of The Power and the Glory By Gabriel Blanchard Faith and doubt are usually thought of as opposites. But what if faith and
Lee: An Author Profile
LeeAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard Few authors offer us a more straightforward moral, or one with greater power. ❧ Full name and titles: Nelle Harper Lee [nĕł
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The Great Conversation: Tyranny
The Great Conversation: Tyranny By Gabriel Blanchard Tyranny is one of the oldest problems in western thought—and practice. What is tyranny? It is agreed by almost all the
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Hippocrates: An Author Profile
HippocratesAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard What we call modern medical science stretches far further back than we may think. Æ❧ Full name and titles: Hippocrates II of
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The Great Conversation: Matter
The Great Conversation: Matter By Gabriel Blanchard Matter may seem like the least complicated of ideas, but it has a rich philosophic history. Matter has been a favorite
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