It may well seem that Plato does suggest techne is the best model for moral knowledge. In other words, it may seem that his goal is to establish an expert or authority in the field of the good-bad, just-unjust. — David Roochnik Copy Share Image
Even before Plato, techne was conceived as knowledge of a determinate field that could be mastered by "the expert". Such a person becomes an authority to whom laypersons should, in their dealings with that field, defer. Techne typically results in… — David Roochnik Copy Share Image
Postmodernism - and is that term used much any more? - is simply a reiteration of the sophistic or the rhetorical worldview. — David Roochnik Copy Share Image
The great virtue, I think, of studying Aristotle - and, more importantly, taking him seriously as a possible teacher - is that he presents… — David Roochnik Copy Share Image
It may well seem that Plato does suggest techne is the best model for moral knowledge. In other words, it may seem that his… — David Roochnik Copy Share Image
Even before Plato, techne was conceived as knowledge of a determinate field that could be mastered by "the expert". Such a person becomes an… — David Roochnik Copy Share Image
Anyone who studies the contemporary phenomenon of global warming, or who fears the insidious impact that the smartphone is having on our lives, or… — David Roochnik Copy Share Image
Modern science is a vast attempt to homogenize the universe. Aristotelian science, by contrast, remains faithful to our lived experience, and thus conceives of… — David Roochnik Copy Share Image
The earth is, of course, not the geometric center of the universe. But it is certainly the center of our lives. — David Roochnik Copy Share Image
First and foremost, note that Plato always wrote dialogues, and never attempted to produce a theoretical or scientific treatise. This is a big clue… — David Roochnik Copy Share Image
If you want to understand what it means to be afraid, what fear as experienced by human beings is, then your focus must shift.… — David Roochnik Copy Share Image
Mathematics is realm altogether, one that is cold, hard, objective, necessary, clear and thus utterly non-human. Nonetheless, it is enormously useful as a means,… — David Roochnik Copy Share Image
We live in a technocratic culture. We worship at the altar of technology. Our lives are increasingly shaped by the machinations of the techies.… — David Roochnik Copy Share Image
In our lives a dog is a dog rather than a former wolf, and it surely is not a cat, a difference that means… — David Roochnik Copy Share Image
