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The latest 15 Minute Insight, some quick thoughts of a philosophical understanding of masculinity, understood causally. The distinctive male physiology is, of course, very important. But there is a trap in thinking exclusively or primarily about masculinity from the biological perspective; namely, that it often leads to reductionism. That is, if we look for the …
The following is a preview selection (rough draft) of the forthcoming Quaestiones de Quodlibet, Prima Series, based upon the questions I received this past July/August. This is the respondeo portion of q.1, "On Knowledge", a.1, "How does intellectual knowledge differ from sense knowledge?" I respond: We must distinguish the faculties and operations of sense perception and intellect. The …
[CPI Seminars] [CPI Lyceum Platform] What is a sign? Though a seemingly simple question, and one which may receive a technically simple answer, attaining a clear understanding of signs is a task both very difficult and very important; so important, in fact, that the whole future of philosophy (and by extension, human knowledge in general) …
[CPI Seminars] [CPI Lyceum Platform] Two momentous intellectual events occurred in 1879: Wilhelm Wundt founded the first formal laboratory for psychological research at the University of Leipzig, and Pope Saint Leo XIII released the encyclical Aeterni Patris, which exhorted the retrieval and teaching of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Catholic universities. The first, while a legitimate and …
Part 2 of the AI & Concept Formation audio series
Part 2 of the Literature and Philosophy 15 Minute Insight series--this time, looking at the nature of storytelling media and their effects on our psychological faculties and habits. This evocation of thought by literature is something we perhaps seldom notice in the moment that we are reading the literature itself; that is, we do not …
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The latest 15 Minute Insight, first of a series of undetermined length: here, looking at the nature of literature as the principal storytelling medium in civilization and examining (briefly) its mimetic function as instructive. Jealousy, in particular among the emotions central to The End of the Affair, seems to me most easily misunderstood. For one, …
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Lots has been happening behind the scenes on the Continuum front (and a related project). The major development--to drop a little tease--is a new digital platform for philosophical engagement and habit-building. It's still a little ways away from launching officially, but I'm excited about the prospects. Aside from that, I have several other updates: First, …
