Euripides: The Zenith of Tragedy
The plays of Euripides confront us with sophisticated moral problems and subtle characterization that advance even on Æschylus and Sophocles.
Great Works & Authors
Student Essay: A Comparison of Plato’s and Aristotle’s Views of Eudaimonia
Plato and Aristotle, though agreeing on many points, have radically dissimilar understandings of “eudaimonia” (happiness). How do they inform one another?
Confucius: Heavenly Wisdom
Confucius is not only one of the great minds of China, but has wielded an influence on the politics and culture of the entire world.
St. Thomas à Kempis: Workaday Mysticism
St. Thomas à Kempis’ “Imitation of Christ” is one of the most influential religious works in history, crossing denominational and even religious lines.
Herodotus: The Meaning of the Classical Mind
Herodotus does not give us merely a drily “objective” outlook on the history he relates, but examines the rational and moral character of his subjects.
Thomas More: What Makes a “Man For All Seasons”?
St. Thomas More’s conception of education tied it firmly to virtue, and specially to the virtue of humility, which he considered indispensable.
C. S. Lewis: Imagination and Joy
The life of the imagination, according to Lewis, has the capacity to reflect and communicate divine truth; to divide imagination from reason is foolishness.
Boethius: The Consolation of Philosophy
The wheel of fortune, the problem of evil, and the mystery of divine foreknowledge are famous problems; Boethius, in a forgotten book, addressed them all.
Defending Our Students From Propaganda
The only defense against the worst is a knowledge of the best. By their ignorance people enfranchise their exploiters. —Wendell Berry
Voltaire: Worshiper of Reason
As one of the principal architects of the French Enlightenment, Voltaire wields an influence on all subsequent world history.
