Frank BreslinJoseph Addison’s “On Westminster Abbey” (1711): Funereal ThoughtsNihil semper floret, aetas succedit aetati. Nothing flourishes forever; every age gives way to the next (Cicero, Philippics, 11. 15. 39)…Dec 23, 2023
Abigail RosenthalMicro-MetaphysicsOne of the ways of viewing philosophy is that it is the discipline aiming to gain a complete and coherent account of “everything” — a logos…Jun 4Jun 4
Frank BreslinHow We Are Prisoners of Our Culture & CenturyIn one brief moment in time on an insignificant planet in a minor galaxy, we unaccountably presume that we are the center of the universe…Feb 25Feb 25
Frank BreslinJoseph Addison’s “On Westminster Abbey” (1711): Funereal ThoughtsNihil semper floret, aetas succedit aetati. Nothing flourishes forever; every age gives way to the next (Cicero, Philippics, 11. 15. 39)…Dec 23, 2023
Abigail RosenthalMicro-MetaphysicsOne of the ways of viewing philosophy is that it is the discipline aiming to gain a complete and coherent account of “everything” — a logos…Jun 4
Frank BreslinHow We Are Prisoners of Our Culture & CenturyIn one brief moment in time on an insignificant planet in a minor galaxy, we unaccountably presume that we are the center of the universe…Feb 25
Nicole HarrisWhat Am I Looking At?The title of this article is “What Am I Looking At?” because we tend to never fully understand what the big picture of something is. On…Feb 22
Abigail RosenthalThe Big PictureThis morning at brunch, Jerry asked me what I thought were the big philosophic problems of our time. What are the great questions and…Aug 15, 2023
Frank BreslinDealing with People is a Refined MinuetOmnia ex opinione suspensa sunt. Everything depends on attitude (Seneca, Moral Letters, 78, 13). Seneca offers some interesting thoughts on…Mar 7, 2023
