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The Synergy of Providence and Human Agency, (in Giambattista Vico’s New Science)

The Synergy of Providence and Human Agency, (in Giambattista Vico’s New Science)

The Synergy of Providence and Human Agency, (in Giambattista Vico’s New Science)

Mar 19, 20227 min read

Reading The Origins Of Totalitarianism in 2020: The Failure of Human Rights (Part 3 of 7)

Reading The Origins Of Totalitarianism in 2020: The Failure of Human Rights (Part 3 of 7)

Reading The Origins Of Totalitarianism in 2020: The Failure of Human Rights (Part 3 of 7)

Nov 26, 20218 min read

The End of Liberal Education: Why Genuine Education is a Process of Re-Orientation of the Soul

The End of Liberal Education: Why Genuine Education is a Process of Re-Orientation of the Soul

The End of Liberal Education: Why Genuine Education is a Process of Re-Orientation of the Soul

Oct 31, 202118 min read

Primary Beings: An Exploration of Form and Substance in Aristotle’s Metaphysics

Primary Beings: An Exploration of Form and Substance in Aristotle’s Metaphysics

Primary Beings: An Exploration of Form and Substance in Aristotle’s Metaphysics

Jun 11, 202113 min read

Adam Smith's Timeless Critique of the Mercantilist Impulse (originally published 7/1/2020)

Adam Smith's Timeless Critique of the Mercantilist Impulse (originally published 7/1/2020)

Adam Smith's Timeless Critique of the Mercantilist Impulse (originally published 7/1/2020)

Jun 9, 202111 min read

The Root of Rational Resolutions

The Root of Rational Resolutions

The Root of Rational Resolutions

Mar 30, 202119 min read

Divine Intervention, Human Agency, and Fate In Homer's Odyssey

Divine Intervention, Human Agency, and Fate In Homer's Odyssey

Divine Intervention, Human Agency, and Fate In Homer's Odyssey

Feb 12, 202115 min read

Reading The Origins Of Totalitarianism in 2020: Mass Society (Part 2 of 7)

Reading The Origins Of Totalitarianism in 2020: Mass Society (Part 2 of 7)

Reading The Origins Of Totalitarianism in 2020: Mass Society (Part 2 of 7)

Dec 20, 20208 min read

Virtue as the Masking of Vice: How to Live and Die According to Montaigne

Virtue as the Masking of Vice: How to Live and Die According to Montaigne

Virtue as the Masking of Vice: How to Live and Die According to Montaigne

Nov 16, 202015 min read

"Equality" and the Tyranny of the Majority

"Equality" and the Tyranny of the Majority

"Equality" and the Tyranny of the Majority

Nov 3, 202010 min read

What’s Inquiry For? Reflections on Literary Representations of the Philosophical Quest

What’s Inquiry For? Reflections on Literary Representations of the Philosophical Quest

What’s Inquiry For? Reflections on Literary Representations of the Philosophical Quest

Oct 30, 202014 min read

Reading The Origins Of Totalitarianism in 2020: Introduction (Part 1 of 7)

Reading The Origins Of Totalitarianism in 2020: Introduction (Part 1 of 7)

Reading The Origins Of Totalitarianism in 2020: Introduction (Part 1 of 7)

Oct 26, 20207 min read

The Venn Diagram of Politics

The Venn Diagram of Politics

The Venn Diagram of Politics

Oct 16, 202016 min read

Aristotle's "Magnanimous Man": What Does it Mean to be a "Great-Souled" Individual?

Aristotle's "Magnanimous Man": What Does it Mean to be a "Great-Souled" Individual?

Aristotle's "Magnanimous Man": What Does it Mean to be a "Great-Souled" Individual?

Jul 6, 20204 min read

Paradise Lost: The Historical Demise of Florida Reef

Paradise Lost: The Historical Demise of Florida Reef

Paradise Lost: The Historical Demise of Florida Reef

Dec 21, 20180 min read

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