Author Archives: Bob Felton

Book Two: A Criticism of the Highest Values That Have Prevailed HithertoIV: How Virtue Is Made to Dominate §305   The dominion of virtue is not established by means of virtue itself; with virtue itself, one renounces power, one loses … Continue reading →

Book Two: A Criticism of the Highest Values That Have Prevailed HithertoIV: How Virtue Is Made to Dominate §304   Concerning the ideal of the moralist. In this treatise we wish to speak of the great politics of virtue. We … Continue reading →

From John Piper, no less — a peer of Albert the Pious. A theology that makes sense of all of Scripture will require a great deal of mystery. New from John Piper: http://t.co/QCJPPTscfd — Desiring God (@desiringGod) May 13, 2015 … Continue reading →

  I’m reading philosopher Susan Neiman’s just-published Why Grow Up? Subversive Thoughts for an Infantile Age right now and, since she frequently alludes to an essay by Immanuel Kant which I had never read, What is the Meaning of Enlightenment?, … Continue reading →

It’s complicated. According to the Detroit News, [State Senator] Smith called what he did “the most stupid thing in his life.” He told investigators his ex-wife began pounding on his door at 1 a.m. Sunday, and when he opened it … Continue reading →