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[PREVIEW] Volume 1, Issue 1 – What is Realism?The term “realism” has been applied to countless theories and philosophical approaches over the millennia. Many claims to be realist, however, seem to make “realism” meaningless: either because they are indistinguishable from idealism or nominalism, or because they hollow out the concept…Continue reading “Latest Issue”

11Jun 20198 Aug 2019

[Essay] Dostoevsky and the Cry of Rachel

Written by Francisco Plaza One of the most recurring issues in the history of philosophy is the problem of evil:…

19May 20196 Aug 2019

[Essay] Participation and the Divine

Written by Brian Kemple Examining Thomas Aquinas’ fourth way of proving the existence of God, readers may discover a number…

16May 20198 Aug 2019

The Right Side of History

[Book Review] The Right Side of History

Written by Francisco Plaza A review of Ben Shapiro’s The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the…

[Article] Interpretation and Traditions

10 Jul 201915 Aug 2019

Written by Brian Kemple [download pdf]An intersection for semiotics, phenomenology, and Thomism My topic in this article develops from themes I have advanced or at least suggested in both Ens Primum…

[Book Review] Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny

19 Jun 20198 Aug 2019

Written by Brian Kemple A review of Kate Manne’s Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny (Oxford University Press: New York, 2018) Semantic Activism in the Service of Ideology “So maybe…

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[Issue 1] What is Reality

16 Jan 20196 Jun 2019

The term “realism” has been applied to countless theories and philosophical approaches over the millennia. Many claims to be realist, however, seem to make “realism” meaningless: either because they are…