Philosophy

The last of Rome’s Five Great Emperors left a record of important life-lessons he learned from his adopted father. 

Getting through the 30s and early 40s is key. 

Have we finally arrived at the future Orwell predicted? 

Is it because we now live in a world where feelings matter more than anything else?

Is it time we insist our educational institutions begin instructing students to think for themselves instead of indoctrinating them with PC ideas?

What if Hitler was neither Christian nor an atheist but still religious in his worldview?

There is a slippery slope from intolerance, to discrimination, to hate crimes and hate speech.

In pre-modern times, the discrepancy between the simple life philosophers advised and how people actually lived was not so great.

A writer at a current affairs magazine says yes.

Would we all benefit from returning to a weekly day of rest?

How often do we overestimate our own contributions and underestimate the contributions of others?

Their views have been labeled "concerning."

During the recent election, most of you were probably called either a “conservative” or a “liberal”.

In order to answer the question, we need to know the difference between what Shakespeare said and what Shakespeare wrote.

Tinder is lust. Netflix is sloth ... and it all adds up to idolatry.

Not quite, at least not in the way the liberal intelligentsia mean it.

The alt-right has been described as a 'Dark Enlightenment' movement that seeks to dismantle mainstream conservatism.

It comes in a nineteenth century comedy about three men (and a dog) who take a boating trip down the Thames River. 

It’s clear that meaningful connection to other people is as essential to health as the air we breathe.

It might be science fiction, but Westworld grapples with moral questions that we are already facing in the present.

The logic puzzle can teach a lesson on the importance of using precise language.

The pope and many others fail to make a distinction between a wall designed to keep people in and a wall built to keep people out. 

What happens when watering down academic integrity standards makes good business sense? 

"Pathos won"

A culturally literate person knows the Bible...

The more we live life in the force field of our expectations, the more disappointment, frustration, anxiety, and anger we experience.

Proponents of ‘diversity’ aren’t really seeking diversity; it is conformity they demand.  

Leading up to the election and on election day, I repeatedly encountered people calming their fears by saying this.