What the world owes to the West, how literature challenges nihilism, and more... 

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CATEGORY: HISTORY (7 min)



** Why We Should Study the History of Western Civilization ([link removed])
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It’s probably the least popular subject in academia right now.

But there are good reasons to be at least familiar with Western civ.

Perspective is one reason. And believe it or not, understanding yourself as an American is another.

Context Is Everything

In this classic Intercollegiate Review essay, Yale professor Donald Kagan shows how global civilization—the modern world as we know it—wouldn’t exist without Western innovations going back to the ancient Greeks.

So, how well do you understand the West? Hit the button to find out.

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CATEGORY: POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY (5 min)



** Is American More Like a Business or a Family? ([link removed])
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You’re familiar with the phrase “corporate America.”

But “family America” or “American family”? That’s not even a thing.

Which makes talking business easier than talking family.

It also makes defining “the common good” very difficult.

How Should We Understand the Common Good?

In Public Discourse, Daniel Mark views the common good through the lens of Aristotle: instrumental good versus intrinsic good.

His thought experiment helps us understand how we can discuss the common good as a society—and the role politics should play.

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CATEGORY: LITERATURE (97 min)



** Literature as a Counter to Nihilism ([link removed])
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It’s not often you get to hear a professor teach an entire course in literature in less than two hours.

But then, Peter J. Stanlis wasn’t any ordinary teacher.

In this week’s archive pull, Stanlis reveals how literature can challenge the passions of nihilism and deconstruction. You’ll learn:
* How modern nihilism began

* How deconstruction came to be seen as an act of construction

* Why literature trains the mind to seek reason over materialism and superficiality

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