Philosophy

Aristotle’s 6 Forms of Government 5
- Philosophy
- March 7, 2023
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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3 Ways to Escape the Victim Mentality 0
- Philosophy
- March 6, 2023
There’s plenty of talk about the victim mindset that pervades our culture these days. Many people seem to crave being a victim, preferring it to taking on responsibility for their lives. But for those of us who do want to break free from this mentality, the feeling of being stuck in our lives, unable to
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The Importance of Philosophical Fiction 2
- Philosophy, Literature
- February 27, 2023
I must admit that I have not always been a serious reader. Like the vast majority of consumers of art, I was more interested in the escapist element of fiction and cinema. I would read a book or watch a film as a way to escape into another world for a couple hours. I was
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Attentiveness as Service: The Virtue of Noticing 2
- Culture, Philosophy
- February 24, 2023
Focusing on the present is increasingly quite the challenge. Daily news bombards us with fears about the future, and some of us might find ourselves stuck thinking about a past stage of life or daydreaming about a hypothetical future. While contemplating the past and future are not necessarily wrong, it’s easy to substitute them for
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The 7 Intellectual Virtues: Helpful Tools for Thinking Well 4
- Philosophy
- February 17, 2023
When we think of the words virtue or character, our minds usually go first to actionable morality. We think, for instance, of chivalry (say, a gentleman holding a door for a lady) or altruism (the willingness to give up personal pleasure to help someone else). Philip E. Dow makes a good case, though, for virtue
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Are Your Beliefs Rational? Four Tests to Evaluate Your Worldview 1
- Philosophy
- January 30, 2023
Theologian and philosopher Richard J. Mouw recounts once seeing a car with a Playboy bunny sticker on the rear window and a statue of the Virgin Mary on the front dashboard. He initially assumed that there was a reasonable explanation to the apparent contradiction: a Catholic wife and a brazen spouse, perhaps? Only later did
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