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“An artist is someone who carries his center within himself. Whoever lacks such a center has to…”
“An artist is someone who carries his center within himself. Whoever lacks such a center has to choose some particular...
Self-Defense
[Revised entry by Helen Frowe and Jonathan Parry on September 18, 2026. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography] Killing and harming...
Godfrey of Fontaines
[Revised entry by Tobias Hoffmann and John Wippel on September 18, 2026. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography] Godfrey of Fontaines...
“Authority was not long inaugurated in the world, when it became the object of…
philosophybits: “Authority was not long inaugurated in the world, when it became the object of universal competition. Authority, Government, Power,...
In 2011, a reddish hair was found in Thomas Jefferson’s bible. That discovery prompted a decade of DNA testing – and a lot of ill will
In 2011, a reddish hair was found in Thomas Jefferson's bible. That discovery prompted a decade of DNA testing –...
The split between Harold Bloom and Northrop Frye led to no shortage of bad blood. But were their theories of literary inheritance that far apart?
The split between Harold Bloom and Northrop Frye led to no shortage of bad blood. But were their theories of...
How a young Roger Scruton, an apolitical and unusually charming Cambridge undergraduate, became Britain’s most reviled intellectual
How a young Roger Scruton, an apolitical and unusually charming Cambridge undergraduate, became Britain's most reviled intellectual
“It is normal to give away a little of one’s life in order not to lose it all. Six or eight hours a…”
“It is normal to give away a little of one’s life in order not to lose it all. Six or...