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.
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Wiesel: An Author Profile
Our society has stereotypes of both atheists and religious people; Wiesel sounds more like a Charles Williams character: “Asked if he were a pessimist or an optimist, he replied that he was an optimist and hated it.”
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St. Jerome: An Author Profile
We might accuse St. Jerome of many faults—most of them connected with his severe disposition and hot temper—but he cannot be denied a singular presence and style.
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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 Legacy of the Nibelungenlied
The Legacy of the Nibelungenlied By Gabriel Blanchard What legacy is there to utter destruction? As it turns out, if it has a poet on its side, quite
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The Great Conversation: Education—Part I
The Great Conversation: Education—Part I By Gabriel Blanchard We shall doubtless get to the last in due time, but what, in the first place, is education for? On
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Keynes: An Author Profile
KeynesAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard* The love of money is a root of all kinds of government. ❧ Full name: John Maynard Keynes [jôn mā-nàŕd kēnz; see our
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The Great Conversation: Government
The Great Conversation: Government By Gabriel Blanchard It began to be said several years ago that “strange women lying in ponds distributing swords” were becoming a more appealing
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