The Intrinsic Evil of Sin
The concept of intrinsic evil is central to understanding human nature, morality, and the relationship between individuals and a higher power, influencing various intellectual movements and philosophical traditions.
Ethics
The Erosion of Virtue in Times of Uncertainty
Exploring how societies in periods of uncertainty often compromise traditional moral virtues due to their perceived impracticality, and examining the role of reason and prudence in maintaining moral integrity.
The Nature of the State: A Critical Examination
Exploring Aristotle's philosophy on the nature of the state, foreign conquest, and the distinction between means and ends.
The Concept of Happiness in Aristotle's Ethics
Exploring Aristotle's concept of eudaimonia as happiness and its implications for virtue development, habituation, and intellectual contemplation.
The Nature of Pleasure in Human Experience
Exploring the concept of pleasure as it relates to human experience, emphasizing its connection to virtuous activities and reason-connected pleasure.
The Virtues of the Soul: Intellectual and Moral
Exploring the distinction between intellectual and moral virtues, their development through habituation, and the role of reason and passion in achieving virtue.