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The Enchantments of Iain McGilchrist

Rod Dreher August 8, 2023

If you want to understand the many-symptomed sickness that has overtaken modern culture, and begin finding our way to a cure, there is perhaps no better secular guide than Iain McGilchrist.

Philosophy as a Way of Life: The Classical Perspective

Robert Lazu Kmita August 3, 2023

From the descriptions of Greek philosophy found in the research of both Pierre Hadot and Anton Dumitriu, we are confronted with a startling emphasis on the ‘practical,’ that is, the ‘experimental’ dimension of philosophy.

Faithful, Ignorant, or Brainwashed? An Interview on the Family with Joseph Shaw

Julian Kwasniewski July 2, 2023

We need to think carefully about how to understand the modern world, how to deal with it, and how to introduce our children to it. The family can be a safe space to learn about these things.

‘In Search of Europe’:
Karl Gustel Wärnberg in conversation with David Lloyd Dusenbury

Karl Gustel Wärnberg June 18, 2023

In the first episode of ‘In Search of Europe,’ our new series on the history of European thought and philosophy, host Karl Gustel Wärnberg talks with David Lloyd Dusenbury.

The Democratization of Man: A Brilliant Journey to an Ugly Destination

Manuel A. Lopez May 31, 2023

One quibble with Eisenberg’s approach is that, in giving a vivid and political reading of the teachings of these philosophers, he occasionally simplifies them, perhaps out of prosecutorial zeal.

“Rituals Stabilize Life,” Without Them, Man is Lost in a Sea of Sameness

Jan Bentz April 6, 2023

In his book The Disappearance of Rituals, Korean-German philosopher Byun-Chul Han presents a genealogy of the disappearance of rituals and its catastrophic effects on society.

Utopia: The Perennial Heresy

Jan Bentz April 6, 2023

For the Utopian, a unified and uniform mass of humanity is enabled by the “abolition of war,” which in turn can only be safeguarded by a “supranational agency, ultimately a world government.”

The Philosophy of Toxophily, Part II: Archery as self-mastery

Sebastian Morello March 22, 2023

Archery, the Japanese have long believed, supplements the interior journey towards a state of wisdom, a journey that to some degree we must all undertake if we are to avoid becoming a nuisance to others.

The Cave Beneath the Cave

Michael Millerman February 9, 2023

Today, the image of the cave is regarded with suspicion. It seems to call for rule by experts and social engineers, for a tyranny of technocrats: a dubious, if not diabolical, prospect.

Hegel: The Conservative Spirit, Part I

Harrison Pitt February 1, 2023

Is Hegel’s political thought conservative, progressive, perhaps even revolutionary?

Tag: philosophy

The Enchantments of Iain McGilchrist

Philosophy as a Way of Life: The Classical Perspective

Faithful, Ignorant, or Brainwashed? An Interview on the Family with Joseph Shaw

‘In Search of Europe’:
Karl Gustel Wärnberg in conversation with David Lloyd Dusenbury

The Democratization of Man: A Brilliant Journey to an Ugly Destination

“Rituals Stabilize Life,” Without Them, Man is Lost in a Sea of Sameness

Utopia: The Perennial Heresy

The Philosophy of Toxophily, Part II: Archery as self-mastery

The Cave Beneath the Cave

Hegel: The Conservative Spirit, Part I

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