Philosophers Defend Freedom to Question Transgenderism As Medical, Academic Professionals’ Jobs Are Threatened
Philosophy used to be about debate and trying to answer hard questions. Now it’s about toeing the line of ‘acceptable opinions’—or facing the consequences.
No, We Shouldn’t Stop Using Masculine Pronouns For God
If young Christians think God is a male, churches certainly have a problem to address. But using feminine pronouns or gender-neutral language is not the solution.
For Politicians To Win Back American Trust, Aristotle Suggests Prudence
Perhaps our politicians can learn something from Aristotle, and learn to pursue a good beyond themselves and for the country.
A Close Reading Of Federalist No. 10 Shows John Locke Doesn’t Have A Lock On The Founders
An investigation of those who made an impression on James Madison reveals the forgotten impact of two Founding Era philosophers: David Hume, and Adam Smith.
These Philosophers’ Conversion To Christianity Can Teach Partisans How To Talk To Each Other
Instead of assuming the worst in our ideological opponents and talking past each other, we should allow for the possibility that we may be wrong.
If You Want Public Justice, Practice Private Virtue
Justice is every bit as private as it is public. Because justice is about proper behavior in society, it also requires proper behavior as an individual.
To Do Something Truly Courageous, You Have To Mean To
Dr. Larry P. Arnn teaches the Greek philosopher Aristotle’s ‘Nichomachean Ethics,’ explaining that he defines courage as ‘the right disposition toward pain.’
How Big Philanthropy Helps Big Government Ruin Society
By emphasizing the importance of local knowledge and gradual reform, conservatives can play a special role in keeping philanthropy tethered to charity and to the Tocquevillian vision of associational life.
Why Good Decisions Require Good Intentions
Teaching on Aristotle’s ‘Nichomachean Ethics,’ Dr. Larry Arnn says it’s our intentions about a choice that determine whether it is a good one.
A Long Life Of Good Character Comes From Our Everyday Decisions
‘There are obstacles, temptations and confusions that are in the way, but if you think about it and you keep your soul in order and your attitude right, then you will make better choices.’
Happiness Isn’t Just A Feeling. It Takes Work
Many associate happiness with wealth, prosperity, and pleasure. But Aristotle challenges humans to view happiness as an activity — striving to fulfill a purpose.
What Those Who Seek Socialism Really Need Is A Church And Family
Plato taught us, in imprecise terms, that the socialism we need is not that of a command economy, but that of family, church, and community.
Jordan Peterson Isn’t Anti-Christian, He’s A Noble Pagan
The Jordan Peterson phenomenon cannot be easily dismissed, nor the man easily labeled. Christians quick to recognize what he is not should make an effort to understand what he is.
Why Right And Wrong Are Just As Objective As Science
Just as the nature of a chair points toward an end (supporting you while you sit), so the nature of man also points toward an end. But what is that end?
Jordan Peterson Is The Head Pastor Of First Church YouTube
He is brain porn for Christians disenchanted with the institutional church, when they should be working on their real-life churches instead.
How Jordan Peterson Lost His ‘Debate’ Against Slavoj Zizek
In a debate between two of the world’s leading intellectuals, one got the better, but both helped explain the strange state of the modern world.
The Separation Of Church And State Is An Impossible Fiction
It is impossible even at the conceptual level, let alone at the level of practice.
How Refusing To Judge Any Culture Completely Undermines Human Rights
When one fully embraces cultural relativism, human rights violations––like funeral pyres and child sex abuse––become very difficult to identify.
Why Most People Can’t Explain The Reasons Meddling With Babies’ DNA Is Wrong
We feel, almost instinctively, that it is wrong to meddle with the DNA of an unborn human being, but we don’t know why we feel that way, nor can we articulate it.
How Upending Its Hidden Assumptions Can Deepen Your Read Of Science Fiction
Which foundational ideas, assumptions, and seemingly-semantic debates mold how we interpret our world in relation to science and faith?
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