Coming to Grips with Weird Physics
Examines some scientific theories in the light of common sense.
The Lie of Authenticity
Argues that our culture over emphasizes individual freedom and self-expression.
Sacred Science
Argues that science plays the same role in our society as the sacred has played in the past.
Miracles
Looks at a historical argument against miracles to explore some non-analytical factors that direct people’s thinking about miracles.
The Greek Polis and American Individualism
Compares the ancient Greek and modern American views on personal freedom.
Where We Are and Whither We Go
Reaffirms the ongoing mission of Gutenberg College.
The Power of Presuppositions
Argues that presuppositions are central to all thought and action.
Lady Temperance
Extols the virtue of temperance in a culture obsessed with bodily appetites.
The Skill of Wisdom
Makes the case that wise living is a skill acquired much like other skills.
Proof
Discusses the definition of 'proof' and compares the validity of everyday experience with mathematical proof.
How Do You Get To Carnegie Hall: A Skill-Based Life
Makes the case that wise living is a skill acquired much like other skills.
An Algebra Apology: Or what has algebra got to do with anything anyway?
Explains why studying Algebra remains an important thing to do.
Four Dangerous Ideas
Discusses social and cultural beliefs that have become so ingrained in our cultural psyche that we cannot see them for what they are.
Religious and Intellectual Commitments
Responds to Jack Crabtree's paper, "How to Follow Jesus When You Cannot Kill the Beast" (Summer Institute 2013), by looking at factors that affect how people commit to their beliefs.
A Dialog on Education: A Socratic Approach to Choosing the Right College
Discusses the nature of education by using a fictional conversation between friends.
Truth Detectors
Proposes that people are born truth-detectors and that they are very good at it.
Chaos and Order
Discusses the shift from the view of the natural world as chaotic and to ordered and the ramifications of that shift for Western civilization.
Disconnected Consequences
Discusses the separation between social actions and the consequences of those actions.
Analysis and Meaning
Describes how historical assessments can differ so dramatically.
Persuasion
Discusses two important aspects of persuasion—trust and evidence—and the relationship between them.