Erika Bachiochi on Sex-Realist Feminism
by R. R. RenoEditor R. R. Reno is joined by Erika Bachiochi to talk about her article, “Sex-Realist Feminism,” from the April 2023 issue. Continue Reading »
Sex-Realist Feminism
by Erika BachiochiWhat is a woman’s place in society? Down the centuries, from Plato and Aristotle to Margaret Sanger and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, certain patterns are discernible in how this question has been answered. The most cogent answers, offered in a variety of historical and economic circumstances, integrate . . . . Continue Reading »
The Key to Happiness
by Mark BauerleinJ. Budziszewski joins the podcast to discuss his recent book, How and How not to Be Happy. Continue Reading »
Steph Curry and the Aristotelian Principle
by Peter J. LeithartFrom Curry there’s no malice, no taunting, no improper pride. His laughs and gestures and shimmies spring from delighted surprise at his own excellence. He’s the Aristotelian Principle incarnate. Continue Reading »
Imprudent Expertise
by James HankinsHuman beings have always yearned to know the future, and there have always been other human beings who claimed they could predict it. The ancient Greeks consulted the sibyls, female oracles of great age who under divine inspiration uttered verses given them by the gods of the famous shrines they . . . . Continue Reading »
Currency and the Common Good
by Peter J. LeithartCurrency is an index of our need for one another, but can pose a danger to the polis when it becomes an object of desire in itself. Continue Reading »
Aristotle Returns
by Tim CraneNeo-Aristotelian Perspectives on Contemporary Science edited by william m. r. simpson, robert c. koons, and nicholas j. teh routledge, 352 pages, $140 Raphael’s School of Athens depicts Aristotle and Plato at the center of a group of ancient Greek philosophers modeled on . . . . Continue Reading »
Aristotle on the Spectrum
by Audrey PollnowNeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversityby steve silbermanavery, 560 pages, $19The alleged link between vaccination and autism has been thoroughly studied and debunked, but its appeal is understandable. The symptoms of autism typically begin to appear around the same age . . . . Continue Reading »
Aristotle and the Elections
by John CuddebackElections can make you wonder about where you live. It can be frightening to share so little in common with neighbors and fellow-citizens. Especially when they elect people to rule over you. Continue Reading »
A (Scholastic) Sonnet from the Portuguese
by Luís Pinto de Sá“For me, the true poet is the metaphysician.” That is almost certainly an exaggeration. But we ignore the metaphysician in the poet at our own peril. Continue Reading »
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