The world wants hope. This claim is evident from the quotation above Ronald Reagan’s grave that reads, “I know in my heart that man is good, that what is right will eventually triumph,” to the well known campaign poster of Barack Obama that emphasizes that four-letter word, to every summer blockbuster of a superhero embodying … Continue reading Chesterton on Finding Hope Beyond this World
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was a man of affliction and suffering. And he was undeniably anti-Christian—a fact evident through his blatant profession of atheism and attacks on Christianity. On the subject of suffering, he was especially critical of the God he declared dead and His followers. In The Genealogy of Morals, he presented a twofold argument: … Continue reading Why Nietzsche is Wrong About Christianity and Suffering
Introduction The United States Constitution that came out of the Convention of 1787 receives criticism for no problem greater than the glaring one of slavery. For a nation born out of the premise in the Declaration of Independence that “all men are created equal,” the outcome of the convention appears to many to have violated this … Continue reading Oliver Ellsworth: The Question of Slavery and the Constitution
When individuals consider the manner in which they should lead, they must consider two competing schools of thought. The first was promoted by classical philosophers and Christian thinkers such as Aristotle, Cicero, and Aquinas; it teaches that leaders ought to have an ideal goal of perfect morality and virtue to work toward. The second was … Continue reading Henry V: Ruthless Machiavellian or Imperfect Arisotelian?
Why do governments exist? What purpose to humankind do states serve? Does the formation of states pose a threat to the privileges that humans might otherwise possess should no state be formed? Philosophers since Socrates have attempted to answer these important questions about politics. One of the most influential philosophers in the modern era to … Continue reading Locke’s Philosophy of Government