It may well seem that Plato does suggest techne is the best model for moral knowledge. In other words, it may seem… — David Roochnik Authority Copy Share Image
The great virtue, I think, of studying Aristotle - and, more importantly, taking him seriously as a possible teacher - is that… — David Roochnik Aristotle 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 Modernism 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… — David Roochnik Contrast 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… — David Roochnik Enough 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… — David Roochnik Authority 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… — David Roochnik Animal 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 Center of the universe Copy Share Image
What makes defeat so painful is just the awareness that the other has won. It hurts to lose because it feels so… — David Roochnik Awareness 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… — David Roochnik Cold 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… — David Roochnik Afraid 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… — David Roochnik Culture 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… — David Roochnik Clue Copy Share Image
