Articles

Carl Von Clausewitz on Principles and Rules

Carl Von Clausewitz discusses the effect that rules and principles have on a thinking man in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.

Amor Mundi 6/7/15

In this week's Amor Mundi, we reflect on the Senate's passage of the USA Freedom Act, remember our appreciation for imaginative thinking, and much more.

The Many Origins of Totalitarianism

We appreciate several copies and translations of "The Origins of Totalitarianism" found in the Hannah Arendt Collection in this week's Library feature.

Blaise Pascal: The Thinking Reed That Is Man

French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher Blaise Pascal offers up his comments on the nature of man in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.

Hannah Arendt and the Ansermet's Foundations of Music

We appreciate Hannah Arendt's copy of The Foundations of music in human consciousness in this week's Library feature.

C. S. Lewis on Comfort and Truth-Seeking

C. S. Lewis distinguishes man's pursuit of comfort as compared to that of truth in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.

Amor Mundi 5/24/15

In this week's Amor Mundi, we reflect on the promise of the Class of 2015, relate Arendt's thoughts on Eichmann to a modern mass murderer, and much more.

Hans Morgenthau and Hannah Arendt

We appreciate Hannah Arendt's collection of the writings of political theorist Hans Morgenthau in this week's Library feature.

Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus on Thinking and Action

Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus reflects on thinking and action in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.