It has inspired great symphonies, timeless stories, and iconic works of art. Pursuit or loss of it has also fueled revenge, tragedy, and bloodshed. It gets us out of bed, drives us to greatness and craziness, and makes us need a drink most days. What is this thing that underlies so much of who we […]
We've been warned by Scorates that "the unexamined life is not worth living." yet it is not clear that we spend much time in such an examination. Everyone, at least it seems, is striving after something that they perceive to be the good life. Is there something to aim for that is better than other […]
We had a polarizing presidential election not too long ago. By the time we gather for this evening, our city will have gone through yet another contentious city council election. All of which inevitably surface plenty of ideas, opinions, and slogans that dance around some attempted answer to the question: what is the good society? […]
