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Articles with keyword "Philosophy"

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Translating Politics

Political philosopher Harvey Mansfield and NEH Chairman Bruce Cole discuss the power of princes and the origins of modern government.

Etching of Rousseau

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Friends of Rousseau

By Leo Damrosch

Some of the people he has influenced don't even realize it.

Portrait of Friedrich Nietzsche

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Nietzsche Is Dead

By Meredith Hindley

The battle for Nietzsche's legacy began when Count Hary Kessler met Elisabeth Forster-Nietzsche.

Manuscript page from Richard Rufus's work

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Rufus Refused Credit

By Steve Moyer

Modest Medieval scholar's commentaries on Aristotle come to light after five hundred years

Depiction of Islamic scholar Averroës

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The Islamic Scholar Who Gave Us Modern Philosophy

By Robert Pasnau

Averroës' writings on Aristotle shaped Western philosophy as we know it.

The Death of James Lee Byars, 1982/1994

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Outside the Frame

By James Panero

How Asia changed the course of American art.

Leon Kass

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Searching for Truth: From Genesis to Genotype

Jefferson Lecturer Leon Kass describes his journey from medical school to the heart of the humanities.

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What Words Are Worth

By R. Howard Bloch

In defense of the humanities.

Leon Kass

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Great Expectations

By Yuval Levin

In the classroom and in daily life, the bioethicist believes in the best of human nature.

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Impertinent Questions with David Cartwright

By David Skinner (Edited by)

Was Arthur Schopenhauer a dog person?.