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Occasional Dialogues: Karl Gustel Wärnberg interviews Gaven Kerr

Karl Gustel Wärnberg January 31, 2023

In this episode of “Occasional Dialogues,” two philosophers sit down to discuss martial arts and their place in society, their relation to virtue, and how faith can relate to the combative spirit.

Constitutional Thomism: A Modest Proposal

S. Hendrianto, SJ December 25, 2022

The democratic statesman must subordinate his own interests to the good of his fellow citizens and foster the temporal political common good, which is not separated from the common good in the fullest sense: God.

A Manifesto of Architectural Hope

Felix James Miller December 21, 2022

Alain de Botton’s book tells us that we can and should regain hope about the future of our homes and cities. Architecture has been in a sad state in the West for many decades, but there are also glimmers of promise.

Faith for Doubters

André P. DeBattista December 7, 2022

Brinkmann’s book is a respectful, thoughtful tome seeking to question faith honestly. He freely admits that he is simultaneously sceptical on issues of faith and belief and deeply fascinated by religion.

Radical Sympathies

Joshua Hren December 5, 2022

Henry James praised Ivan Turgenev because, though the man possessed a pessimistic streak, in his novels he painted tender pictures that bled sympathy for all.

The Spirit of Narcissus and Modern Man

Veronica Lademan December 3, 2022

What we see in the world of artifice—on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook—is the substitution of the person with a manufactured icon; a shallow image reflected back in the clear pool.

Natsume and Newman: How a Japanese Novelist Challenges Us to Confront Human Sinfulness

Kei Uno December 2, 2022

Natsume’s works that wrestled with themes such as sin and responsibility are indebted to his experiences with Christianity.

Freedoms Against Liberté: The Need for Silver Frames

Harrison Pitt November 28, 2022

Without the safeguards of law, freedom would be no blessing. Our societies would be Hobbesian in the true sense: liberty would give way to nightmarish anarchy.

Pax Mongolica, Part II: Beyond Profit and Punishment

Carlos Perona Calvete November 20, 2022

The fruits of conquest—even when sown by a vicious desire for profit or punishment—can, in time, be conquered by the conquered, turned to the advantage of a besieged people. The debt of European modernity to Mongolian expansion illustrates this.

Pax Mongolica, Part I: From Conquest to Ecumene

Carlos Perona Calvete November 13, 2022

It was with Kublai Khan that the Mongol experiment would find its highest expression. He neither replaced nor remained apart from Chinese culture; he made it the center of his political project and offered China a national state.

Tag: philosophy

Occasional Dialogues: Karl Gustel Wärnberg interviews Gaven Kerr

Constitutional Thomism: A Modest Proposal

A Manifesto of Architectural Hope

Faith for Doubters

Radical Sympathies

The Spirit of Narcissus and Modern Man

Natsume and Newman: How a Japanese Novelist Challenges Us to Confront Human Sinfulness

Freedoms Against Liberté: The Need for Silver Frames

Pax Mongolica, Part II: Beyond Profit and Punishment

Pax Mongolica, Part I: From Conquest to Ecumene

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