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...
The Catholic Enlightenment

The Catholic Enlightenment

Rethinking the Enlightenment: Faith in the Age of Reason By Joseph T. Stuart. Sophia Institute Press, 2020. Paperback, 400 pages, $19.95. Reviewed by Christian Browne. The question of how, and whether, to reconcile the Catholic Church with the modern world has been...