Erika Bachiochi on Sex-Realist Feminism
by R. R. RenoEditor R. R. Reno is joined by Erika Bachiochi to talk about her article, “Sex-Realist Feminism,” from the April 2023 issue. Continue Reading »
Sex-Realist Feminism
by Erika BachiochiWhat is a woman’s place in society? Down the centuries, from Plato and Aristotle to Margaret Sanger and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, certain patterns are discernible in how this question has been answered. The most cogent answers, offered in a variety of historical and economic circumstances, integrate . . . . Continue Reading »
Paths of Conversation
by José GranadosThe encounter with God is inseparable from the encounter with our fellow human beings. Continue Reading »
Becoming a Wonderless Robot
by Rich EvaA philosopher’s unproductive morning reveals a disturbing relationship between contemplation and modern technology. Continue Reading »
Bach and Pythagoras
by Dan MollerAnyone who begins playing Bach as an adult will notice two things: that he should have started earlier, ideally by studying the piano as a child instead of chasing a leathery orb around some field; and that there is something of the divine in Bach. Philosophers have always drawn a connection between . . . . Continue Reading »
Bring Back the Coffee Date
by Anna Bonta MorelandCollege students need to rehabilitate a social script that helps them get to know each other with the lights on, in real and not digital relationships. Continue Reading »
In Plato's Cave
by Samuel LoncarI am blind and burnt.An old man taught me home’s forgetting, murderous seducer left me lost,took the last path I knew drained past parents piety.I watched him mix them with hemlock saying follow me as his legs went cold.Some strange immortality closed his eyes as he gave my hopes to Hades.More . . . . Continue Reading »
The Ignoble Lie
by Patrick J. DeneenDuring one of the more infamous moments in Plato’s Republic, Socrates suggests that the ideal city needs a founding myth—what he calls “a noble lie”—to ensure its success. The myth has two parts. The first relates that every person in the city comes from the same mother, and . . . . Continue Reading »
Love Is Barefoot Philosophy
by Raymond HainPlato’s Bedroom succeeds by starting outside of religion, by unsettling all of us, showing us why our erotic lives are so important and problematic, so beautiful and at the same time potentially destructive, why love and death are never far from one another. Continue Reading »
What We've Been Reading—2.26.16
by EditorsNot enough has been said about how Pope Francis—a man of strong intuitions and vivid language—lives in and has been formed by literature. He regularly cites and recommends imaginative works like José Hernández’s Martín Fierro, Robert Hugh Benson’s Lord of the World, and Alessandro Manzoni’s The Betrothed. And he thinks by their patterns. Whereas Benedict strove for a concise, clear scholarly expression, Francis seeks the striking images and strong characterizations of the storyteller. Over here are the good guys, over there the bad. Continue Reading »
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