Descartes: An Author Profile
DescartesAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard If all philosophy can be called a footnote to Plato, all modern philosophy can be called a footnote to Descartes. ❧ Full […]
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A World of Thanks
A World of Thanks By Gabriel Blanchard To give thanks for a good harvest is one of the most ancient traditions in the world. Thanksgiving is sometimes thought
Melville: An Author Profile
MelvilleAn Author Profile By Sebastian Garren Few novels are as esteemed, as widely taught, or as misunderstood as Moby-Dick. ❧ Full name: Herman Melville [hŕ-màn mĕł-vĭł; see our
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Student Essay: Responding to Persecution
Student Essay: Responding to Persecution By Rebecca Phillips Most democracies prize freedom of religion, yet the Christian religion says, “Blessed are the persecuted.” What is the Christian who
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The Great Conversation: Quality
The Great Conversation: Quality By Gabriel Blanchard Which one, what kind, how many, how much, whose … Quality is one of the many great ideas that exists in
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St. Gregory the Great: An Author Profile
St. Gregory the GreatAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard It is almost never true that anyone singlehandedly saved a whole community; it might be true of Gregory the
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Student Translation: The Æneid I.430-436
Student Translation: The Æneid I.430-436 By Anastasia O’Donnell Virgil’s famous epic The Æneid follows the mythic history of the Trojan prince Æneas and his people, after the destruction
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Wilde: An Author Profile
WildeAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard A tagline at the head of an essay is like saying “Thank you” for an unwanted gift: idiotic, and yet indispensable. ❧
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The Great Conversation: Life & Death—Part III
The Great Conversation:Life & Death—Part III By Gabriel Blanchard What is the future of life for ourselves and our descendants? Go here for Part I and Part II.
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The Great Conversation: Life & Death—Part II
The Great Conversation:Life & Death—Part II By Gabriel Blanchard Life is: precious, short, unfair, like a box of chocolates, but a dream, worth living … Go here for
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