Ciceronianus; causidicus

Any practicing lawyer (I make this qualification for a reason, to be addressed) knows well that the word "reasonable" is often us...

An aspect of the old conflict between conservative and liberal political philosophies is on my mind tonight.  I'm pondering the merits o...

Even the unreasonable rely on reason.  Even the advocates of the irrational use reason, to justify or explain unreason.  It remains necessar...

More and more, I find myself admiring Dewey as a philosopher.  He has been, for me, a difficult read at times.  His writing style is very de...

Certain things seem undeniable.  There have been instances of sexual abuse of minors by priests.  There have been efforts by certain Church ...