The Great Conversation: Will
The Great Conversation: Will By Matt McKeown Is the human will free? And if so, free of what? Free will is one of the most enduring problems in […]
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Now Announcing the 2022 CLT Author Bank!
Now Announcing The 2022 CLT Author Bank! By Angel Adams Parham Introduction to the Author Bank “The best which has been thought and said” is the pithy little
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The Great Conversation: State
The Great Conversation:State By Gabriel Blanchard “L’état, c’est moi,” Louis XIV said: “I am the state.” But what does that mean? From Plato’s Republic right down to modern
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Student Essay: The Mirage of Utopia
Student Essay: The Mirage of Utopia By Sarah Prince Why does man pursue Utopia? There is a part of humanity designed to seek heaven as an ultimate goal,
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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
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The Great Conversation: Progress
The Great Conversation: Progress By Gabriel Blanchard The idea of progress is one of the most influential—and distinctive—qualities of the modern age. The idea of progress colors the
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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
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Student Essay: Philosophia Ancilla Theologiæ
Student Essay: Philosophia Ancilla Theologiæ By Cody Tucker No matter its source, truth is one. At the heart of Christianity is Jesus Christ, who said himself to be
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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
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The Great Conversation: Definition
The Great Conversation:Definition By Gabriel Blanchard To define terms is always hard, usually dull, often frivolous—and unavoidable. All language involves definition, at least implicitly; or, to put the
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