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philosophical faith

  • The idea of God

    Intro to Philosophy on MWF @ 1:00pm. I asked the youth to read chapter 4 of Way to Wisdom–“The Idea of God.” Mostly I spent time laying the groundwork for a better understanding of what Jaspers means by “faith.” Continue reading

    The idea of God

  • Decision

    If I am no longer the man I was, it is because I decide to become the man I will be. Continue reading

  • Shimer College and the Future: Text of David Shiner’s Euthyphro lecture

    Every Shimer student in the Weekday program reads Plato’s Euthyphro as their first assignment in preparation for Orientation.  This is appropriate, because Platonic dialogues such as the Euthyphro are typical of the sorts of texts that work particularly well in… Continue reading