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 …
Leibniz: Light Upon Light
Leibniz: Light Upon Light By Matt McKeown Differential calculus may not be for everyone, but, in some branch or other, the mind of Leibniz is. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz …
The Great Conversation: Love—Part II
The Great Conversation: Love—Part II By Matt McKeown Friendship is a neglected subject in our day, in strange contrast to earlier centuries. Go here for Part I, “affection” …
Bacon: The Father of Modern Science
Bacon: The Father of Modern Science By Matt McKeown Titles like “the father of modern science” get thrown around sometimes as hyperbolic praise, but Bacon earned the compliment …
The Great Conversation: Democracy
The Great Conversation: Democracy By Matt McKeown Almost every nation in the world today calls itself a democracy, and almost none agree on how to define the term. …
Euclid: The Measure of the World
Euclid: The Measure of the World By Matt McKeown If we speak of standing on the shoulders of giants, few are more gigantic than Euclid. As a person, …
Interview: Introducing Chelsea Niemiec!
Interview: Introducing Chelsea Niemiec! CLT recently hired Chelsea Niemiec, a native of Houston, Texas, and a former teacher in both private and public schools, as our new Director …
Hume: The Skeptic’s Skeptic
Hume: The Skeptic’s Skeptic By Matt McKeown In Hume, the Enlightenment produced a surprising enigma. Born in the early years of the century and dying a little over …
