Homines libenter quod volunt credunt
Posted in ethical foundations on Apr 11th, 2012
I’ve very much enjoyed during the last month or two the blogosphere’s discussions about Peter Singer’s philosophy. Here is a transcript of an interview that economist Tyler Cowen conducted with him recently regarding his latest book. Singer’s point, extremely simplified, is that we can and should be giving a lot more aid to the world’s […]
Posted in Education on Apr 11th, 2012
Read the entire speech here. No commentary provided today. SLIDE 62 The debate over tuition occurs at a time of increasingly vitriolic attacks on the purpose of higher education. Several books and articles about higher education have asserted, among many other things, that tuition and fees are too high and are rising too fast; professors […]
Posted in Classical Liberalism on Apr 11th, 2012
There is perhaps no greater misunderstanding in the world today than what the term “justice” means. Indeed, almost the very opposite of its true meaning has all but been institutionalized. When we used to teach the canon of Western Civilization as a part of obtaining a college degree, individuals learned about the Aristotelian conception of […]
