Results from Tag: 'philosophy'
Why You (and Your Friends) Can’t Live Without Friendship
COMMENTARY: From Aristotle to Aelred, the greatest thinkers have taught that friendship shapes the soul — preparing us for joy in this life and communion with God.
Grant Project Kickstarts New Field of Study: Experimental Philosophy of Religion
The budding area of experimental philosophy of religion applies experimental philosophy, as well as psychology and cognitive sciences, to various questions within the philosophy of religion.
How to Keep Your Catholic Faith While Studying Philosophy
When I first fell in love with philosophy, it was Étienne Gilson who helped me the most.
What Was Then and What Is Now
COMMENTARY: ‘We all want progress,’ writes C.S. Lewis, ‘but if you’re on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive.’
The Man From Macedonia: Catholic Philosophers’ Favorite Bible Passage
COMMENTARY: What did Joseph Ratzinger point out about a passage in the Acts of the Apostles that changes a seemingly brief and off-hand biblical travelogue into something that is so rich with meaning?
The Critical Need for Philosophy
COMMENTARY: Philosophy has today lost its sovereignty and has been replaced by phraseology, such as ‘diversity’ and ‘inclusivity.’
Philosophers Are Only Human
COMMENTARY: Bertrand Russell may have been a great philosopher, but he doesn’t seem to have been deeply reflective.
Alice von Hildebrand, Philosophy and Hypnosis
COMMENTARY: Two features of the hypnotized subject are decreased peripheral awareness, and an enhanced capacity for responding to suggestion, or ‘ideological possession.’
Finding Truth in the Pre-Christian Philosophers
The Church has discovered many great seekers of truth that have helped form our understanding of theology.
