The Great Conversation: Custom & Convention
The Great Conversation:Custom & Convention One of the oldest conversations in philosophy is about the contrast—to some minds, conflict—between custom or convention on the one hand and nature …
A Reflection on Catholic Schools Week
A Reflection on Catholic Schools Week This week, the Classic Learning Test celebrates Catholic Schools Week, an annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. Dioceses and …
Should We Study Film?
Should We Study Film? Most fans of the CLT probably support teaching the liberal arts (or, more broadly, the humanities). The arts form an important element in education, …
Virgil: The Flame of Rome
Virgil: The Flame of Rome By Matt McKeown As Jove rescued Æneas from the fires of Troy’s destruction, so the divine Augustus saved the Æneid from its author’s …
The Great Conversation: Constitution
The Great Conversation: Constitution By Matt McKeown Society is governed by laws. What governs the laws themselves? When we speak of constitutions here in the US, we tend …
The Great Conversation: Memory and Imagination
The Great Conversation: Memory and Imagination By Matt McKeown Considering that we use them every time we think, it can be surprisingly difficult to explain what we mean …
Tertullian: Father of Latin Christianity
Tertullian: Father of Latin Christianity By Matt McKeown The fiery tongue of Tertullian still speaks. St. Augustine of Hippo is probably the most famous of the Church Fathers …
Anselm: Father of the Scholastics
Anselm:Father of the Scholastics By Matt McKeown Can a philosopher greater than St. Anselm be conceived? St. Anselm of Canterbury is one of the pivotal figures in the …
The Great Conversation: Theology
The Great Conversation:Theology By Matt McKeown Few topics are as contentious, or as rich, as that of divinity. We have discussed religion here at the journal before. It …
Einstein: The Father of Modern Physics
Einstein:The Father of Modern Physics By Matt McKeown Einstein’s theories can sound like an avalanche of weirdness for its own sake. The truth is simpler, and more interesting. …
