Metaphysical Animals: How Four Women Brought Philosophy Back to Life, by Clare Mac Cumhaill and Rachael Wiseman (Doubleday: 2022), 416 pages In 1956, Oxford University awarded former President Harry S ...

• Universal and Enforceable: Cicero’s concept of virtus is deeply connected to the idea that all humans, by sharing reason, are subject to natural law and its demands. This means virtus ceases to be a ...

The impulse to wish harm on others may come naturally, but that doesn’t make it right. By Sasha Mudd Dr. Mudd is an assistant professor of philosophy. The other day, my 7-year-old, having gotten wind ...

If you are not yet familiar with philosopher G. E. M. Anscombe, her influential life is memorably summed up here. For a thorough overview of her thought, please see the entry written by philosopher ...

Plato and Aristotle in discussion, 1437, by Luca della Robbia (ca 1400-1482), marble tile, depicts two of the greatest philosophers, who wrote two of the all-time best philosophy books. Philosophy ...

Tracing the transformation of moral philosophy through the friendships of four utterly unique women who gathered around Oxford in the mid-20th century requires getting those four people into a room ...

Kant’s view is clearly that coercion is justifiable only when it’s necessary to prevent someone from hindering the freedom of action of others. That is the proper function of Recht, or coercively ...

James’s “The Moral Philosopher and the Moral Life” sheds light not only on his views on ethics but also on his general approach to objectivity. Indeed, the paper is most interesting not for the ...

What is moral bankruptcy? The state a person reaches when they trade away or violate too many of their core moral values and commitments. They may also lose important relationships either as a cause ...

The deepening fall semester brings an evergreen challenge to both instructor and students — how best to reconcile one’s personal beliefs with often conflicting demands of the workplace and its ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...