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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 “The Dark Side of Christian History” by Helen Ellerbe

In short: The book has an engaging writing style and is a quick, easy read. However, it is too short to do the subject justice and suffers from oversimplification and insufficient information. My first impression of this book, with its 188 pages of text, was that it was too short to do its subject justice.Continue reading “Review of “The Dark Side of Christian History” by Helen Ellerbe”