Modern society trusts science. We look to the scientific method for solutions to problems ranging from individualized medical treatment to international space exploration. But what about the things science doesn’t address? What about... Read More

Tieman H. Dippel’s The Language of Conscience Evolution Series, beginning with the first book, The New Legacy (published twice in the late eighties and republished in 2002), and continuing with the sixth and latest volume in the... Read More

“Fear was the first mother of the gods. Fear, above all, of death.” So wrote the Roman poet Lucretius, one of the eleven famous men showcased by William C. White in this marvelous and very readable history of the intellectual growth... Read More

In Greek mythology, the evils of the world were explained through the legend of Pandora. The Gods had given her a box that contained all the ills of the world. One day, she opened it out of curiosity and bad things flew out. In the end,... Read More

We live in a free society, yet, in philosopher Renata Salecl’s opinion, society has reached a point where “life choices are described in the same terms as consumer choices.” It’s a scenario that creates the illusion that we can... Read More

Oliver E. Deehan, a meticulous researcher and observer, seeks to to show how love is the answer to human existence in To Find the Way of Love: The Purpose of Our Existence. For twenty years, Deehan has sought to understand humankind’s... Read More

The most urgent practical task of the philosopher, according to Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, is a re-formulation and revision of the principles of comparative religion in order to “demonstrate the common metaphysical basis of all... Read More

All children should be so lucky as to have grandfathers who write letters to them of the quality found in George Goens’ Letters On The Promise Of Living. Fortunately, many young people may benefit from his book’s wisdom, because it... Read More