Rhetorica: The Little Trinity
Three mental virtues come before all others. Without them, no further thought is possible.
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Student Essay: Achilles Atropos
Typical analyses see the turning point of Achilles’ character in his re-entry to the war. But does his character really change?
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Equiano: An Author Profile
Few figures in our Author Bank have life stories as dramatic as Olaudah Equiano’s—an “interesting narrative” indeed …
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Rumors of Wars
Rumors of WarsA Brief Discussion ofJust War Theory By Gabriel Blanchard Few topics are as theoretically involved, or as grimly practical, as the ethical philosophy of violence. Unrest
On Piety—Part III
From the history of piety, we now turn to its present and future; and, indeed, the question of whether it has one.
On Piety—Part I
Classical piety needs to be recovered by Christians, and by all people who seek to lead lives of true, enduring, and robust virtue.
The Great Conversation: Wisdom—Part II
The Great Conversation:Wisdom—Part II By Gabriel Blanchard Having discussed wisdom as a synonym for knowledge, we may shift to wisdom as a form of moral goodness. As discussed
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Mill: An Author Profile
MillAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard Despite coming late in its history, Mill may have been the single most potent shaper of classical Liberal political theory. ❧ Full
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The Great Conversation: Pleasure & Pain—Part III
The Great Conversation:Pleasure & Pain—Part III By Gabriel Blanchard Having considered the surprisingly ascetic philosophy of Epicurus, and the broader implications of the existence of pain, what is
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The Great Conversation: Pleasure & Pain—Part II
Having discussed Epicurus, whose “hedonism” was not hedonistic, let us turn to the problem of suffering, which does not exist, has been solved, and is unsolvable.
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