“The courage of a man is shown in commanding, of a woman in obeying.” Aristotle, Politics In the modern discussion about the roles of men and women, we often focus on whether…...
Category: Philosophy
True Philosophers Can Easily Be Rich
“Thales was reproached for his poverty, which was supposed to show that philosophy was of no use. According to the story, he knew by his skill in the stars while it was yet winter…
Fallacious Appeals to Authority
The fallacy of an “appeal to authority” is one in which a person, to make an opinion *appear* credible, appeals to the opinion of an *apparent* authority. However, the authority appealed to…
Thales and Speculative Philosophy
St. Thomas explains in his commentary on the Metaphysics that of the seven sages of Greece, who followed the three theological poets (Orpheus, Museus, Linus), six focused their studies on morals, while…