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Philosophy

Most Philosophy is Grievously Wrong – And Enduringly Valuable

| December 20, 2021 | Blog Contributor

Most Philosophy is Grievously Wrong – And Enduringly Valuable
When considering the most prominent thinkers after Thomas Aquinas, many Christians could be forgiven for having a certain cynicism about philosophy. Descartes’ dualism, Hume’s ethics, Kant’s epistemology, and Locke’s understanding of our chief end all seem to violate...
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Jacob Harvey
Jacob Harvey is a sophomore studying philosophy and Ancient Greek at CUNY Hunter College. He was selected as a Fall 2021 Student Blog Contributor for Faith & Public Life.

Beauty Over Utility

| March 12, 2021 | Blog Contributor

Beauty Over Utility
In his 2009 documentary “the late Roger Scruton said, “If you consider only utility, the things you build will soon be useless. . .. Nobody has a use for it because nobody wants to be in it.” A myopic vision toward utility alone seems to be a crime in itself when...
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Harry Scherer
Harry Scherer is a junior studying philosophy, politics, economics, and history at Mount St. Mary's University and was selected as a 2021 Blog Contributor for the Faith & Public Life blog.

Fueled by Trust: Why the free-market system doesn’t depend on greed

| March 9, 2020 | Blog Contributor

Fueled by Trust: Why the free-market system doesn’t depend on greed
When most people think of free markets, their first inclinations do not usually fall to their recent trip to the grocery store or to a conversation they had at the farmers market. Many instead characterize free enterprise as an engine of exploitation and inequality...
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Camryn Zeller
Camryn Zeller was selected as a 2020 Blog Contributor for the Faith & Public Life blog and is a junior at Hope College where she studies economics, political science, and math.

Toil and Angst: A book review of “On the Road with Saint Augustine” by James K.A. Smith

| February 19, 2020 | Faith

Toil and Angst: A book review of “On the Road with Saint Augustine” by James K.A. Smith
The disarray of post-graduate life left me in existential and theological angst. Why was transitioning to working full time in a city of opportunity at my dream first job so difficult and spattered with discontentment? Why were all of my friends, also working jobs...
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Aryana Petrosky Roberts
Aryana Petrosky Roberts is a senior associate for AEI's Initiative on Faith & Public Life. She graduated from Azusa Pacific University, and is a former John Jay Institute Fellow.