Month: January 2020
Reason and Virtue: Medieval Concepts for Modern Times
Earlier this week we celebrated the feast day of Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), who was only: the foremost Roman Catholic theologian; the author of Summa Theologiae, his lifelong attempt to summarize all of Christian theology; by any (even secular) account, one of the ten most important philosophers in the Western tradition; the person who, as much as anyone, reintroduced Aristotle to the West after the … Read More Reason and Virtue: Medieval Concepts for Modern Times
It Was the Best of Times…
December 31 / Eve of Holy Name Day The end of the year is a time for making lists, more so the end of a decade. So, here’s a list of rules for writers, one of which I have already violated:[1] Never under any circumstances quote Nietzsche about anything that fails to kill you making you stronger; Be very sparing in your use of … Read More It Was the Best of Times…
justice and mercy 