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  • Top 10 Books Taught in College Philosophy Courses

    Top 10 Books Taught in College Philosophy Courses0

    For most of Western history, philosophy held a place of the highest honor in education. Studies in philosophy would begin at about age 15 and continue through age 18… and beyond for those who chose to specialize in the subject. America’s schools more or less followed this same pattern of philosophical studies until toward the

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  • Our Culture’s Love Affair With Self-Delusion

    Our Culture’s Love Affair With Self-Delusion0

    What better example of the Zeitgeist of transgenderism can there be than Florence Foster Jenkins, starring Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant? So powerful a theme is it that the French have released what is very nearly the same movie but, bien sûr en français, Marguerite. Both of them have been rapturously received by the critics.

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  • Literature Quiz: Popular Novels

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  • Do Today’s Fashions Turn Women into Sex Objects?

    Do Today’s Fashions Turn Women into Sex Objects?0

    As fashion experts will attest, Kate Middleton regularly makes waves with her clothing selections. But unlike most celebrities, the Duchess of Cambridge’s style doesn’t usually hit the headlines because it’s scandalous. In true man bites dog fashion, Kate Middleton’s clothing catches eyes more often because it is modest and traditional, rather than sexy and explicit.

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  • 13 J.R.R. Tolkien Quotes that are Absolutely Wonderful

    13 J.R.R. Tolkien Quotes that are Absolutely Wonderful0

    1. “Human stories are practically always about one thing, aren’t they? Death. The inevitability of death.” – 1968 BBC documentary 2. “Well, the first War of the Machines seems to be drawing to its final inconclusive chapter — leaving, alas, everyone the poorer, many bereaved or maimed and millions dead, and only one thing triumphant: the

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  • When Freedom and the Common Good Collide

    When Freedom and the Common Good Collide0

    One of the things that I really enjoy about writing for Intellectual Takeout is the quality and challenging nature of those who visit this site. This was evident in the comment to my last article about the danger of using half-digested Shakespeare to win an argument or make a point. The person whom I took

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