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November 28, 2023
Beyond Naturalism: Demythologizing Thales

Beyond Naturalism: Demythologizing Thales

The history of Western philosophy is often portrayed as beginning with the work of Thales and the so called “Milesian school” he inaugurated.1 Because he stands, on such accounts, as the fountainhead of our philosophical tradition, his thought has come to be imbued with a mythological significance. In a sense, this should not be surprising, …

July 19, 2022
Aristotelian Eudaimonia: The Strange Virtue of the Nicomachean Ethics

Aristotelian Eudaimonia: The Strange Virtue of the Nicomachean Ethics

In the classical world, human action was thought to transcend mere stimulus and response. While a captive dog might be conditioned to salivate at the ringing of a bell, genuinely human activity was held to be too rich to be reduced to such a model. Human activity, in contrast, is guided by reason, and so, …

June 20, 2021
Goods: Intrinsic and Instrumental

Goods: Intrinsic and Instrumental

Human life, finite and incarnate, burns with desire, craving not only physical necessities such as food and drink, but yearning also for an ever elusive wholeness.  As the poet Novalis observed, “we seek the unconditioned, but all we ever find are things.” Man’s life is thus one of love and longing. We learn much about …

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