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Review of “Nicomachean Ethics” by Aristotle

And now for something completely different. The Stuff: Aristotle poses the question, “What does it mean to be happy as a human?” Rather, because he was a member and sustainer of a patriarchal society, “happy as a man?” (Aristotle doesn’t say much about women in this work, but in general, at the time, women wereContinue reading “Review of “Nicomachean Ethics” by Aristotle”

Review of “Dust to Dust” by Tom Howard

Plot: Spy novelist Alex Poe has returned to his home town of Bidderville. He first left Bidderville thirty years earlier when he was eighteen. His last trip back was twenty years before now for his mother’s funeral. Today he’s returned for another funeral and a favor. He’s come to visit his great-aunt Phaedra. Her trailerContinue reading “Review of “Dust to Dust” by Tom Howard”