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Of Voting in 2024 (Part II of III): On Positive Democracy (and the American People's Hatred of Aristocratic Ideals)

Of Voting in 2024 (Part II of III): On Positive Democracy (and the American People's Hatred of Aristocratic Ideals)

Of Voting in 2024 (Part II of III): On Positive Democracy (and the American People's Hatred of Aristocratic Ideals)

Nov 5, 202417 min read

Of Voting (Part I of III): On Voting One's Perceived Self-Interest

Of Voting (Part I of III): On Voting One's Perceived Self-Interest

Of Voting (Part I of III): On Voting One's Perceived Self-Interest

Oct 29, 202415 min read

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

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

Prometheus Unbound: Mary Shelley’s Admonishment About Scientism (originally published 12/12/2019)

Prometheus Unbound: Mary Shelley’s Admonishment About Scientism (originally published 12/12/2019)

Prometheus Unbound: Mary Shelley’s Admonishment About Scientism (originally published 12/12/2019)

Jun 11, 20219 min read

The Long Defeat

The Long Defeat

The Long Defeat

Dec 11, 20207 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

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

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