Paul Cantor (1945-2022)
I had the honour and the pleasure of meeting Paul at a conference a decade ago in Indianapolis. See Farewell to a Great Shakespearean. classical liberalismLiberal educationpaul cantorshakespeare
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EPISTEME: Volume 19 – Issue 1 – March 2022
Latest issue here EPISTEMEEpistemologysocial epistemology
C+T new issue: Oakeshott and Strauss
Open access: see here. cosmos & taxisdavid McIlwainLeo StraussMichael Oakeshott
Terry Teachout (1956-2022)
Sorry to learn of Terry’s passing. See Commentary Magazine — NPR — The American Spectator cultural criticismJazzLouis ArmstrongTerry Teachout
Burke Shelley (1950 – 2022)
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Page @ 78
What’s that he’s rolling across the stage, it looks like the one used by Jimmy Page, like a relic from a different age — Rock Show, Wings IMHO, rock and roll’s Wagner guitarjimmy pageLed ZeppelinWagner
Vernon Smith
Happy 95th to Vernon. Adam Smithclassical liberalismecological rationalityexperimental economicsVernon Smith
The Cognitive Dimension
The always subtle (philosophically, historically, and most especially, sociologically) Stephen Turner. His piece is freely available here. Cognitive sciencephilosophical psychologyPhilosophy of mindStephen Turner
Learning the Good Life: Wisdom from the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before
Keep an eye out for this forthcoming compendium, coedited by the very excellent Jessica Hooten Wilson. Christianityjessica hooten wilsonLiberal educationphilosophical literatureReligion & Spirituality
Philosophical Haiku: Philo of Alexandria
Check out this little snippet from Philosophy Now. Simultaneously, via Plato and the Wisdom literature, Philo offered a key theological-philosophical thread to the Fourth Gospel and the Early Church writ large. Moreover, a closer (and neglected) look at the sociology of Philo’s time/context, offers enticing clues for understanding the complexity of modern Jewish identity. early…
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