Postmodernism - and is that term used much any more? - is simply a reiteration of the sophistic or the rhetorical worldview. — David Roochnik Postmodernism 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 Science 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… — David Roochnik Authority 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
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
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
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
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
If you want to understand what it means to be afraid, what fear as experienced by human beings is, then your focus… — David Roochnik Fear 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
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
In our lives a dog is a dog rather than a former wolf, and it surely is not a cat, a difference… — David Roochnik Cat 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
