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A Very Nuanced Take on Everything
Whereas we denizens of late modernity are wandering in the fog of the simultaneous global renegotiation of all human custom, and consequently pining for…

Philosophenphilosophie und Schulphilosophie
In “The University Philosopher in Early Modern Germany,” Ian Hunter draws his readers’ attention to Paul Richard Blum’s useful distinction for analyzing the various…

One Month After the Roe Leak: Reflections on the Supreme Court’s Draft Opinion
With some distance from the initial SCOTUS leak, what are the most significant takeaways?

The Difference Theology Makes (for Philosophy)
With apologies for the, er, radio? silence here recently, I’m just popping back in for a quick quotation from Günter Frank on the relation…

Passion and Constraint in the Early Republic Religious Order
Nineteenth Century Protestant intellectuals embraced a positivistic vision of liberty in the Early Republic. Liberty in the era generally meant the freedom to pursue…