Is it possible that the entire apparatus of the modern industrialized world has been built on a flawed use of the brain? In particular, might the modern West be overly dependent on…
In Aldous Huxley’s dystopian classic Brave New World, there is a scene where “the Director” is giving students a tour of a nursery designed to produce ideal humans. At one point he…
From page 78 Byung-Chul Han’s latest book: Stillness emanates from what is unavailable. What is not available stabilizes and deepens our attention; it brings forth a contemplative gaze. The gaze has the…
Most of you probably know that in addition to this blog, I also write a column at Salvo Magazine. I’ve been using my column as an opportunity to explore the cultural and…
The increasing problems of misinformation and disinformation (now intensified with the possibility of AI-generated deepfakes) has brought my work on information literacy and epistemic virtue to the forefront of many people’s minds.…
From my recent Salvo article “Digital Idolatry: Computers Are Idols in a Strange New Religion“: When the English philosopher, Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679), wrote his 1651 political treatise, Leviathan, he had become convinced that…
Once Albert Einstein was traveling on a train from Princeton. When the conductor came down the aisle punching tickets the great physicist reached into his vest pocket, but could not find his…
I have been receiving questions from readers about the spiritual implications of AI and how the church should respond. While I have been addressing the spiritual implications of digital technology for a…
How do you know when someone is a great friend, or perhaps even someone to pursue a relationship with? Most people would say it has something to do with being able to…
Jacob has been attending a classical school since 6th grade and is now in the first semester of 12th. He has been taught to be a good reader and a skilled thinker,…
In his book Good News For Anxious Christians: 10 Practical Things You Don’t Have to Do, the Christian philosopher Phillip Cary gives some examples of how our choices and habits affect our emotions.…
In 1939, C.S. Lewis preached a sermon in the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Oxford to a group of students likely struggling with the very idea of attending university during…
