Category Archives: Culture and Philosophy

Final Fantasy Tactics: The Meaning of Good and the Tragedy of Princess Ovelia

Posted on June 3, 2019 by

I recently finished my second playthrough of Final Fantasy Tactics (FFT: Complete Mod in particular this time) and since it has been so many years since last playing it, I had forgotten how much the ending left me feeling gutted. … Continue reading →

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Orthodoxy in Contemporary America

Posted on October 2, 2017 by

A very fine talk from David Bentley Hart at Fordham University, whereby he discusses the current state of Orthodoxy in America regarding the challenges its faces, and the potential solutions, & the risks of those solutions. He begins speaking around … Continue reading →

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Colin McGinn’s Inborn Knowledge: The Mystery Within

Posted on July 10, 2017 by

Colin McGinn’s Inborn Knowledge: The Mystery Within is an excellent monograph concerning the merits of rationalism in area of philosophy of mind, particularly concerning whether the mind is either a blank slate, or if it has innate ideas. Clocking in, so-to-speak, at … Continue reading →

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L’Homme Machine: La Mettrie’s Philosophy of Mind

Posted on April 18, 2016 by

I recently just finished reading Julien Jean Offray de La Mettrie’s L’Homme Machine and have come away with a surprising appreciation for this 18th century French materialist philosopher. Originally published in 1747, La Mettrie’s philosophical treatise argued in favor of … Continue reading →

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Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and Pope Francis: Enemies of the Enlightenment

Posted on April 7, 2016 by

About a couple of weeks ago, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow expressed himself as against the concept of human rights. Needless to say, the backlash against such comments was substantial insofar that the patriarch felt the need to respond. He made … Continue reading →

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