The Great Conversation: Animals
The Great Conversation: Animals By Matt McKeown The significance of animals in the “Great Conversation” is as diverse as the millions of species the word covers. Animal is
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Great Ideas
The Great Conversation: War and Peace—Part II
The Great Conversation: War and Peace—Part II By Matt McKeown Peace, frustratingly enough, can be as philosophically complicated as war. Go here for Part I. The pursuit of
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The Great Conversation: War and Peace—Part I
The Great Conversation: War and Peace—Part I By Matt McKeown War is one of the most ancient and persistent features of human civilization. The earliest name on our
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Student Essay: The Forms of Friendship
Student Essay: The Forms of Friendship By Cordelia Henrie We call many different things “friendship”; what are its contours? Out of a multitude of everyday companions, friendship grows
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The Great Conversation: Opinion
The Great Conversation: Opinion By Matt McKeown Opinion sounds like an easy thing to understand, but it ramifies quickly … Opinion is one of the oldest topics in
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The Great Conversation: Hypothesis
The Great Conversation: Hypothesis By Gabriel Blanchard Hypothesis may sound like a technical and advanced thing; in truth, it surrounds us. At its root, a hypothesis is a
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The Great Conversation: Cause
The Great Conversation: Cause By Matt McKeown Causation, like being itself, applies to nearly every philosophical topic in existence. Causality is a gigantic topic, covering not only different
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A Study in Conscience
A Study in Conscience By Travis Copeland Education demands not only information but formation, the formation of character. There is no more exquisite display of the intricacies of
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Reality and Creation
Reality and Creation By Josh Herring The Gadamerian concept of play and interpretation fits into a larger context of intelligent creativity. Go here for Part One. In his
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In Conversation With Mr. Copeland
In Conversation With Mr. Copeland By Josh Herring Interpreting old texts lies at the heart of classical education. Can a form of “play” help us to do so
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