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  • Why Simone de Beauvoir’s Political Philosophy Resonates Today

    Why Simone de Beauvoir’s Political Philosophy Resonates Today0

    Simone de Beauvoir is rightly best known for declaring: ‘One is not born, but rather becomes, woman.’ A less well-known facet of her philosophy, particularly relevant today, is her political activism, a viewpoint that follows directly from her metaphysical stance on the self, namely that we have no fixed essences. The existential maxim ‘existence precedes

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  • Why Shopping at Costco is So Enjoyable

    Why Shopping at Costco is So Enjoyable0

    My wife and I find going to Costco strangely relaxing—even if it usually results in a larger-than-planned bill by the end of our shopping trips. The primary reason why? We live in a society that prizes freedom, and that usually identifies freedom with “choice.” As such, we value giving people (i.e. “consumers”) as many options

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  • Why Shakespeare Is Still Relevant

    Why Shakespeare Is Still Relevant0

    On the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, all lovers of the beauties of the English language and all lovers of the glories of great literature will be in celebratory mode. Here at Aquinas College in Nashville we’re having an all-day Shakespeare Celebration with actors and academics brushing shoulders with college and high-school

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  • Why Self-Discipline Must Be Selfish

    Why Self-Discipline Must Be Selfish0

    Today’s the day. The day you get serious about your work, your studies, your finances, your health, your life. Commence adulting. You start strong, like you always do. You set up your to do list. You make headway on a project. But then, insensibly, as the day wears on, you start slipping. By the next

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  • Why Security Measures Won’t Stop School Shootings

    Why Security Measures Won’t Stop School Shootings0

    When deadly school shootings like the one that took place on Valentine’s Day in Broward County, Florida occur, often they are followed by calls for more stringent security measures. For instance, after the Jan. 23 case in which a 15-year-old student allegedly shot and killed two students and wounded 16 others at a small-town high

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  • Why Science Badly Needs Philosophy

    Why Science Badly Needs Philosophy0

    It isn’t uncommon for scientists to try to use philosophers for target practice. The trouble is that the ones who tend to know the least about what they criticize (which is most of them) end up shooting wide of the mark. Not only that, but philosophers tend to fire back. Prominent scientists such as physicist

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