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Home: Core Subjects: Philosophy: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: Philosophy: LINKS_PAGEArticles:The High Cost of Ignoring Beauty - Roger ScrutonPeople need beauty. In so many areas of modern life – in pop music, in television and cinema, in language and literature – beauty is being displaced by raucous and attention-grabbing clichés. Read more... The Importance of Free Choice: The Role of Our Will - Peter KreeftThough agape comes from God, it resides in our free will as human beings. Read more... The Love that Moves the Sun - Michael NovakIn one of the two greatest lines of world poetry, Dante bows gently toward "The Love that moves the sun and all the stars." Read more... The Metaphysics of Man and Broccoli - Dennis BuonafedeI thought to myself, how would I explain the concept of metaphysics to someone who is rich in lived experience but not well versed in philosophical terminology? Read more... The Moral Birds and the Bees - Roger ScrutonIn the England of the Forties, when my parents were courting, terms like "moral," "decent," and "clean living" applied primarily to sexual behavior. Immorality meant sleeping around (and how innocent the word "sleeping" now sounds!); indecency meant unsolicited advances; dirtiness meant whatever put the sexual object before the loving subject. Read more... The most eye-opening book of 2010 - Philip LawlerIf ignorance really is bliss, then no one should read The Closing of the Muslim Mind. Read more... The Myth of Romantic Love - Michael NovakFor C.S. Lewis, the invention of romantic love in the age of the troubadours was far more momentous for the development of the West, and far more broadly influential than, say, the Protestant Reformation. Lewis compares the Reformation to a ripple on the vast ocean of romantic love. Read more... The Problem of Evil - PETER KREEFTThe problem of evil is the most serious problem in the world. It is also the one serious objection to the existence of God. No sane person wants hell to exist. Read more... The Reasons to Believe - PETER KREEFTIn this article, Peter Kreeft outlines the arguments from cause and effect, from conscience, from history, and the argument known as “Pascal's Wager.” - CERC Read more... The Tyrant - Father James V. Schall, S.J.The tyrant is always among the most important figures to understand. Read more... Thoroughly Modern Mill - Roger ScrutonA utilitarian who became a liberal — but never understood the limits of reason. Read more... Tolerance/Relativism - Montague BrownTolerance accepts some inappropriate behavior for the sake of the common good; relativism denies that good has any universal meaning and so accepts all behavior. Read more... Truth and Beauty - Father George William RutlerArt is not merely an option for the Christian. Read more... Vainglory: Seeking the Praise of Men - Edward P. SriDo you worry over what others think of you? Do you sometimes say or do things to draw attention to yourself? Do you replay conversations in your mind, wondering if you left the right impression? If so, you might be struggling with the vice known as vainglory. Read more... Virtuous and Vicious Drinking - Roger ScrutonCurrent concerns over "binge drinking" — by which is meant the habit of drinking large quantities of alcohol with the intention of getting drunk without the benefit of improving conversation — have brought into focus the great difference between virtuous and vicious drinking. Read more... Ways out of the Christian ghetto - Joseph WeilerA Jewish scholar reflects on what can reverse the retreat of Christians before militant secularism. Read more... We've Lost that 'Thinking' Feeling - Dennis BuonafedeWhen I first begin a new semester of teaching Philosophy, I always begin by asking students for their opinions on certain moral and social questions. In almost all cases the student's response begins with: "I feel that..." Read more... What Civilizes Us? - Father James V. Schall, S.J.Civilization points not to itself but to what is beyond itself. Read more... What in the World is Philosophy? - Deacon Douglas McManamanPhilosophy is literally the "love of wisdom". But what does it mean to love, pursue, and possess wisdom? Read more... What is wrong with Reductionism? - Deacon Douglas McManamanMany young people who have good minds for science and math tend to think with a reductionist habit of mind. Read more... What it means to be human - Roger ScrutonRoger Scruton tracks down the soul — the divine spark that distinguishes us from the rest of creation. Read more... Why a Christian Anthropology Makes a Difference - Peter KreeftIt is simply impossible to agree on ethics, on how to act, on what is good and what is not, if you disagree about metaphysics or anthropology. And since ethics is unavoidable, so is anthropology. Read more... Why Scientism is False - Deacon Douglas McManamanScientism is the view that the only real knowledge that human beings possess is scientific knowledge, that is, knowledge acquired through a method that is empiriometric. Read more... Why Study Philosophy and Theology? - Peter KreeftWhat are philosophy and theology, and why are they crucial to a young person’s education today? Read more... Why We Should Call Ourselves Christian - Joseph WoodEurope’s effort to integrate itself around an economic instrument, a common currency, rather than around a belief or an idea, appears to be imploding. Read more... Pages Updated On: Wed May 09 2012 - 23:57:55
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