link to:Lonergan’s Notion of Truth
Category: Past Seminars
New Seminar in Political Philosophy, Announcement
On May 10, after compline which concludes at about 7:40 pm, a new seminar in Political Philosophy will convene, headed by David Alexander, reading through […]
Understanding Politics: Introductory Reading List, 2nd Ed.
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Pierre Manent’s Beyond Radical Secularism, updated notes
Pierre Manent’s Beyond Secular Radicalism Preface Manent begins with a reflection on the political formation of modern France. Many of his reflections apply […]
New Manent Seminar: Beyond Radical Secularism
Message from David Alexander: I would like to propose that we read Beyond Radical Secularism by Pierre Manent and do so on the following schedule: […]
Manent, The City of Man, Ch. 4, pp. 137-155, Parts 15-23
15 Locke does not deny that man has an essence or a substance but claims, in fact, that it is unknowable. Man’s being is […]
Manent, The City of Man, Ch. 4, pp. 126-137, Parts 8 – 14
8 John Locke agrees that man is different from the animals, distinguished by his power of abstracting. It is only that we do not know […]
Pierre Manent’s City of Man, chapter 4, notes
Notes on Manent’s The City of Man, Chapter IV: The Hidden Man 1 Manent has described thus far the three major spheres in modern man’s […]
Greek Discovery of Mind, the Sophists, notes
Philosophies of Man The Sophists were the next group of philosophers although they were not really philosophers as such since they are better described as […]