The Guild Review

Ten days ago I sent the letter below to the University News at Dallas. I haven't seen it published yet; maybe they had a stack of bett...

Two years ago, I wrote a post comparing Aristotle and Locke's views of property, the main idea of which was that the modern Lockean vie...

One of the oddities of Aristotle's Politics --at least for the modern reader--is that it ends with a somewhat lengthy discussion of musi...

In my last post about property and leisure , I praised Aristotle for incorporating leisure into his conception of property. Property, for Ar...

There have been moments in my education when I realize that even though I spent a lot of time on a subject, I really only scratched the surf...

The other day, while reading up on surrealism (as part of a quick study of Interwar culture), I happened upon this painting, Les Six élément...

I was going to post this reflection yesterday, but did not want to impede the heroism of German Catholic Nazi fighters (correct me if I’m wr...

We recently lost the internet at my house for several days. One realizes just how much it has become a part of everyday life when it is gon...

One of the hallmarks of modern political thought is the denial of natural authority. Just think of the social contract theory. According to ...

Last night I went to see The Watchmen with some friends. Though I've not read the comic book, I like superhero movies, so I figured I ...