Hobbes: An Author Profile
HobbesAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard The political ideology of Hobbes, formed by his times, may yet not be so strange to ours. ❧ Full name and titles: […]
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Galileo: An Author Profile
GalileoAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard Galileo’s notorious condemnation as “vehemently suspect of heresy” conceals a far more interesting story. ❧ Full name and titles: Galileo de Vincenzo
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The Great Conversation: Oligarchy
The Great Conversation: Oligarchy By Gabriel Blanchard Money is power, sometimes literally. The word oligarchy comes from the Greek ὀλίγος, meaning “few.” Technically, any government by a small
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The Great Conversation: Soul
The Great Conversation: Soul By Gabriel Blanchard The nourishment and maturation of the soul is the stated aim of classic education. We had better know what we mean
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Kafka: An Author Profile
KafkaAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard The work of Kafka is nonsensical, dark, directionless—and celebrated. ❧ Full name and titles: Franz Kafka [fränts käf-kà; see our pronunciation guide for details]❧ Dates:
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Shelley: An Author Profile
ShelleyAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard Practically every sci-fi, horror, and futuristic story owes something to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. ❧ Full name and titles: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, née
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The Great Conversation: Immortality
The Great Conversation: Immortality By Gabriel Blanchard Fittingly, immortality is one of the perennial subjects of human thought. As The Princess Bride taught us, man is mortal. People
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Ibsen: An Author Profile
IbsenAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard Ibsen is among the most influential—and controversial—of modern dramatists. ❧ Full name and titles: Henrik Johan Ibsen [hĕn-rĭk yō-hän ĭb-sĕn; see our pronunciation
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The Great Conversation: Time
What is time? Scientists, mystics, and philosophers have tried to describe and define it, yet it has eluded most of them—even though we all experience it.
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The Great Conversation: Science
The Great Conversation: Science By Gabriel Blanchard Science has taken us from watching the moon to walking on it. The word science comes ultimately from the Latin scire,
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