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  • Aristotle’s 6 Forms of Government

    Aristotle’s 6 Forms of Government5

    Which forms of government are best? Philosophers have sought to answer this question for millennia. Few, however, have done so with the clarity and precision of Aristotle. In Politics, the Athenian philosopher provides a simple yet insightful schema as part of his investigation of the best regime. He argues that there are six regimes overall

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  • Aristotle: 4 Reasons Private Property Is Better Than Communal Property

    Aristotle: 4 Reasons Private Property Is Better Than Communal Property0

    • July 17, 2018

    In “The Communist Manifesto,” Karl Marx aptly summarized the implications of a communist society, stating that “the theory of the Communists may be summed up in the single sentence: Abolition of private property.” As an institution, private property has been a crucial factor in the flourishing of Western society and its political thought. However, its defense

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  • Aristotle on Why Some Friendships Are Evil

    Aristotle on Why Some Friendships Are Evil0

    Good friendships seem worth celebrating. But for many of us, tensions can appear from time to time between being a good friend and doing “the right thing.” When faced with, for example, a situation where it’s tempting to lie to cover for a friend, it can seem as though friendship and morality are on a

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  • Aristotle on Real vs. False Courage

    Aristotle on Real vs. False Courage0

    It seems there is no shortage of problems promising to plague Americans in the coming months. Like the six hundred in Tennyson’s Charge of the Light Brigade, there are (pardon the parody): “Riots to the right of them, ISIS to the left of them, Diving Wall Street in front of them” In the midst of

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  • Aristotle Can Help You Know Whether to Fire Off that Text or Email

    Aristotle Can Help You Know Whether to Fire Off that Text or Email0

    Suppose you want to get in touch with a friend. Once, your options for doing so might have been sparse: pick up the phone or write a letter. But these days, you have to decide: Should you call or text, use Snapchat, or reach out on Twitter, Messenger or Skype? Other considerations, whether it’s an

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  • Argument: The Christian God Doesn’t Seem Like Such a Good Father

    Argument: The Christian God Doesn’t Seem Like Such a Good Father0

    Is God a “good Father”? My answer: No. At least, not as many people conceive God. Consider two claims that I hear about God quite often:  Claim 1: God does not owe us anything.  Claim 2: All glory, honor, and praise must go to God alone.  It seems to me that when these claims appear alongside of

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