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Leo Strauss
In this book, 19 prominent representatives of each side in the basic division among Strauss's followers explore his contribution to political philosophy and Jewish thought. The …
The Intellectual Life
This text is about intellectual life, its spirit, conditions and methods.
The Life of the Mind
In The Life of the Mind, Georgetown University’s James V. Schall takes up the task of reminding us that, as human beings, we naturally take a special delight and pleasure in simply …
Leisure and Labor
Using Josef Pieper's Leisure as a point of departure, the contributors to this volume share a mutual concern for the diminishing role of the liberal arts in Catholic higher …
The Idea of the American University
As John Henry Newman reflected on 'The Idea of a University' more than a century and a half ago, Bradley C. S. Watson brings together some of the nation's most eminent thinkers on …
Studies in Religion and Politics
A collection of ten articles analyzing the shifting relationship between religion and politics from a historical perspective. Contributors include George W. Carey, Paul Seabury, …
Docilitas – On Teaching and Being Taught
What Does "Academic" Mean? – Two Essays on the Chances of the University Today
A Student's Guide to Liberal Learning
The ISI Guides to the Major Disciplines are reader-friendly introductions to the most important fields of knowledge in the liberal arts. Written by leading scholars for both …
Jacques Maritain
The engaging and inquiring mind of French philosopher Jacques Maritain reflected on subjects as varied as art and ethics, theology and psychology, and history and metaphysics. …
On Unseriousness Of Human Affairs
To the ears of ceaselessly busy and ambitious modern Westerners, it will come as a shock, and perhaps as an insult, to be told that human affairs are ?unserious.? But this …
At a Breezy Time of Day
We have books that contain collected essays, verse, and humor. What we see less often are books that contain collected interviews on various topics. Interviews have a certain …