Or, Netizenship and Democracy as a Way of Life — The internet is fake… …or, at least, it’s full of FAKERY. Of course, for anyone who’s ever been “cat-fished,” duped by a “sock-puppet,” or taken in by the pretenses of an “astroturf” campaign, this isn’t exactly news. If you’ve ever wondered about how to handle such shenanigans, then this is…

3 Roman Stoics — Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius — Welcome to Part 20 in the series! Here we’ll be looking at the ideas of three Roman Stoics… so we’ll be picking up some themes first broached in Part 17. Previous entries can be found by clicking here: Before we get started, I have a confession to make… I’ve…

A Way for the Universe to Know Itself in De Rerum Natura — “Just when the gods had ceased to be, and Christ had not yet come, there was a unique moment in history…when man stood alone.” — Gustave Flaubert Hello and welcome to Part 19 in the Series! In this installment, we’re focusing on another Roman figure who lived during the last…

Right Reason in Agreement with Nature — Welcome back! This is Part 18 in the series. Now that we’ve finished our whirlwind tour of the Greek Hellenistic schools, it’s time to fix our gaze upon Rome. You can review previous entries by clicking here: In this installment we’ll be looking at the eclectic philosophy of Marcus…

Greek Philosophy under Foreign Rule — Hello again! Welcome to Part 17 of the series! In this entry we’re transitioning away from the Classical/Hellenic period and into what’s commonly known as the Hellenistic period. The event most often held as the threshold between the Hellenic and Hellnistic eras is the death of Alexander, in 323 BCE. …

Love and Happiness in the Ethics and Politics — Hello again! This is the fourth installment on Aristotle… and the sixteenth of the series! Here we’ll be exploring Aristotle’s moral and political ideas. You can also check out what’s come before by clicking here: As was often the case, Aristotle was the first ever to pen a systematic…

Cosmology & Theology in the Metaphysics — Welcome to Part 15 of the series! Here we’ll be taking a look at Aristotle’s cosmology, which — because he was a good pagan —could just a readily be called his theology, too. We’ll also consider how a common translation of one of Aristotle’s most famous statements relates to the…

Ontology, Logic, and Growth in the Physics & De Anima — Hello again! Welcome to Part 14 of the series and our second installment on the philosophy of Aristotle. If you’d like to see how we arrived here, you can check out the whole series below: Part 13 ended with an introduction to Aristotle’s hylomorphism — the combination of “form”…