In Knowledge Worthily Received, we considered the paradox that Socrates considered himself “barren of wisdom”—yet was able to help bring forth knowledge in his students. We considered the temptation of “easy knowledge,” of the illusion of learning without struggle. We recalled St. Thomas’ claim that truth, properly speaking, is in the mind—with the peculiar result […]
Category Archives: Modernity
Today, Christians are faced with the choice between Scylla and Charybdis: must they bow to the ideals of political liberalism, which is based on the values of the person and personal “rights”, or can they indulge in the nostalgia of a medieval “holy kingdom” and reject the secular state altogether? The first option is hardly […]