Philosophy

One of the most brilliant and influential Catholic philosophers of the twentieth century, G.E.M. Anscombe defended traditional doctrine with a clear, earnest voice.

A new series occasionally distills ancient texts into soulless banalities that merely flatter and reinforce our twenty-first-century sensibilities

We make choices and decisions every day. Stories about living and reliving your life over and over allow us to see which of them are really consequential

Liberation theology arose from a set of complex intellectual and social currents on both sides of the Atlantic. A new book traces the threads

The community of philosophers mourns the death of Gary Gutting—a brilliant scholar, devoted teacher, and exemplary public intellectual

A new translation of The Enneads, the third-century cosmological poem by Plotinus, is likely to remain the definitive critical edition in English for years to come

Authentic friendship requires inner subjective awareness. So can I really have a “relationship” with a robot?

The Barth-Przywara debate on human nature went on for decades, even under the shadow of war and genocide; surprisingly, it ended in a hopeful place

At the same time Jacobs celebrates the cultural influence the Christian humanists enjoyed, he also presents them as unheeded voices in the wilderness

December can also offer a radical break with the hustle and bustle. Advent promises a fuller sense of time.