Arthur BoyerReflections on the Peculiarity of the Educational SystemThe young have suffered enough through what the philosopher Joseph Agassi (1984) referred to as the “hazard called education.” To no less…Mar 24Mar 24
Arthur BoyerMy Address to the Class of 2022: More Kant, Less Trotsky*Arthur BoyerAug 22, 2022Aug 22, 2022
Arthur BoyerSkepticism at the Service of Dogma: Descartes and the Problem of the CriterionArthur Boyer (Spring 2017)Jul 1, 2022Jul 1, 2022
Arthur BoyerThe Poor Candle of ReasonWhile delivering a talk for his 2005 biography of Thomas Jefferson at D.G. Wills Books in La Jolla, California in 2006, the immortal…May 21, 2022May 21, 2022
Arthur BoyerThe Philosopher-King: Education in Plato’s RepublicArthur Boyer (2016)May 21, 2022May 21, 2022
Arthur BoyerViking FuneralThe sky looks scorched while the sun sets, but it’s a crisp dusk. Cool and stiff, like the body in front of me. Still, I feel comfortable…May 16, 2022May 16, 2022
Arthur BoyerDavid Hume and Induction: Irrational Habit, or Rational Guesswork?Arthur BoyerMay 2, 2022May 2, 2022