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“Postmodernism - and is that term used much any more? - is simply a reiteration of the sophistic or the rhetorical worldview.”

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The great virtue, I think, of studying Aristotle - and, more importantly, taking him seriously as a possible teacher - is that he presents…

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It may well seem that Plato does suggest techne is the best model for moral knowledge. In other words, it may seem that his…

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Anyone who studies the contemporary phenomenon of global warming, or who fears the insidious impact that the smartphone is having on our lives, or…

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The earth is, of course, not the geometric center of the universe. But it is certainly the center of our lives.

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First and foremost, note that Plato always wrote dialogues, and never attempted to produce a theoretical or scientific treatise. This is a big clue…

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If you want to understand what it means to be afraid, what fear as experienced by human beings is, then your focus must shift.…

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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,…

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