Two Old Books

Before attempting to describe Greek philosophy, we must begin by answering a preliminary objection: is it even proper to speak of such a th...

Have you ever asked yourself what the "Middle Ages" are supposed to be in the middle of? The answer tells us something about our b...

There are two basic ways of knowing: intuition and rational thought. Intuition is the grasp of the truth immediately, while rational thought...

Previously in this space I have made the argument that we all employ philosophical reasoning every day without knowing it, because logic and...

In poker, if you're holding three pair, there's a pretty good chance you're cheating. When it comes to Aristotle's philosoph...

Patristic Spirituality:  The subject of this week's class was Evagrios Pontikos, an ascetical writer from the late 4th century AD. Each ...

Apologies to all of you  both of you who were pining for a weekly update from me and didn't get one last week. Other than slicing off pa...

After a lengthy layoff, the spring semester begins on Monday. Here are the classes I'll be taking: History of Philosophy: Medieval --...