Orwell: The Cost of the Truth
Orwell: The Cost of the Truth By Matt McKeown Honesty is not always welcome, in either the halls of power or the salons of culture; but there can …
Planck: The Grandfather of Quantum Mechanics
Planck: The Grandfather of Quantum Mechanics By Matt McKeown A dry and conservative mind by temperament, Max Planck helped instigate one of the most revolutionary changes of twentieth-century …
The Great Conversation: Quantity
The Great Conversation: Quantity By Matt McKeown Deceitfully simple on its surface, the idea of quantity reaches into some surprising places in the Great Conversation. The third section …
Aristotle: “The Master of Those Who Know”
Aristotle: “The Master of Those Who Know” By Matt McKeown Aristotle may be the single most influential mind in human history. To write a brief introduction to Aristotle …
Wittgenstein: The Subtle Art of Language
Wittgenstein: The Subtle Art of Language By Matt McKeown Language is the vehicle of all thought; using it clearly and correctly is, accordingly, indispensable. But is it possible? …
The Great Conversation: Habit
The Great Conversation: Habit By Matt McKeown Habit, Cicero warned us, is second nature. But what does that mean? Ordinarily, habit is a clear enough word. It means …
A Little Child Shall Lead Them
A Little Child Shall Lead Them By Matt McKeown Classic education continues to thrive because it answers the desire of the human heart. The public focus and rhetoric …
The Great Conversation: Duty
The Great Conversation: Duty By Matt McKeown Duty is one of the oldest topics in western philosophy and literature. Even before the discussions of it that we find …
Susan B. Anthony: “Liberty and Justice for All”
Susan B. Anthony: “Liberty and Justice for All” By Matt McKeown Is it merely coincidence that Lady Liberty is a lady? Women’s suffrage is so ordinary to us, …
The Great Conversation: Love—Part IV
The Great Conversation: Love—Part IV By Matt McKeown Agapē, or charity, is by most accounts the highest of the four loves; and it is a challenging height. Go …
