Category Archives: Kant

Clausewitz vs. Sun Tzu

Posted on July 18, 2010 by

Their is an old saying at West Point:  ’beginners study tactics, amateurs study strategy, but only the best study logistics’.  Logistics being the formal study of how one achieves a goal.  Their is not always symmetry between these competing claims … Continue reading →

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Fascist Islam: History & Prospects

Posted on July 8, 2010 by

Although Malise Ruthven is credited with coining the term ‘Islamofascism’ while writing for the British Independent in 1990, the term was coined by Maxine Rodinson.  Nevertheless, we have throughout the west a vast intellectual reserve providing antecedents for us to … Continue reading →

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The Promise Of Secular Life: Dystopic Mania For A Shapeless Freedom

Posted on July 8, 2010 by

Most Catholics can remember when Karol Wojtyla (John Paul II) began criticizing the foundations of our capitalist ethic in admonishing the wests embrace of materialism.  He challenged us to become more by having less.  As a poet he understood the … Continue reading →

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Christ Or Kung Fu: A Historical Contrast Of Growth

Posted on June 30, 2010 by

I’ve studied and taught Chinese (Sinic) civilization with enough rigor so as to provide some insight into how one can approach and therefore discern the enduring contribution of both Confucius and Lao Tse; both being the authorities on Confuciansim and … Continue reading →

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Karol Wojtyla: The Challenge of the Enlightenment & The Death of Kant

Posted on June 15, 2010 by

The vast majority of Catholics simply do not understand a very serious truth about their own faith:  it fell to the Church to take up the challenge posed by the Enlightenment, namely, the nature, authority and scope of reason.  After … Continue reading →

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