A Time for Restoration

A Time for Restoration

Recovering Politics, Civilization, and the Soul: Essays on Pierre Manent and Roger Scruton  By Daniel J. Mahoney. St. Augustine’s Press, 2022.  Paperback, 160 pages, $20.00 Reviewed by Trevor Shelley. The prolific author and scholar Daniel J. Mahoney has penned...
The Personal Foundation of Reality

The Personal Foundation of Reality

Who Are You, Really?: A Philosopher’s Inquiry into the Nature and Origin of Persons By Joshua Rasmussen. IVP Academic, 2023. Paperback, 300 pages, $30.   Reviewed by David Weinberger. “By my analysis, then, I am led to this vision of reality: the primary nature...
Real Natural Law 

Real Natural Law 

Mere Natural Law: Originalism and the Anchoring Truths of the Constitution By Hadley Arkes. Regnery Gateway, 2023. Hardcover, 352 pages, $32.99. Reviewed by William H. Rooney. Hadley Arkes is a prophet in a materialist and positivist age, and he prophesies at length...
The Wisdom of Medieval Scholasticism

The Wisdom of Medieval Scholasticism

Ordered by Love: An Introduction to John Duns Scotus By Thomas M. Ward. Angelico Press, 2022. Paperback, 174 pages, $17.95. Reviewed by David Weinberger. The philosophical thought of the high Middle Ages, also known as “Scholasticism,” often seems impenetrable to...