Jennifer Frey on Virtue and the Meaning of Happiness

"To me, the interesting question about happiness is this: what might actually fulfill you? What is the highest good you can seek?"

Grace Liu | Vanderbilt Synesis | Spring 2019

On Faith and Docility

The docile spirit is embodied in St. Anselm’s motto, fides quaerens intellectum—faith seeking understanding.

Greg Brown | Swarthmore Peripateo | Fall 2015

The Integration of Modern Psychology and the Philosophical Virtues in the Christian Worldview

A psychological professional who is truly concerned for an individual’s well-being ought to awaken them to a sense of their human dignity, to help them recognize disorders in their lives, and to accompany them along the path of healing and self-discovery.

Blake Tamez | The Vanderbilt Synesis | Fall 2016

Love: the Life of Justice

Justice, then, goes beyond laws and bears on every aspect of our interactions with other people in ways that few other virtues can.

Armando Ghinaglia | The Yale Logos | Spring 2016

Aquinas on Everyday Emotions

As we understand ourselves and see extreme emotions in the light of many everyday impulses, we need to cultivate emotions that align with our intellect, reason, and that most fundamental desire, the desire that God implemented within us for Himself.

David Nolan | The Williams Telos | The Williams Telos, Fall 2012, Issue 8

Whom Are We Friends with and Why?

As the ancient philosophers recognized the ease with which we can settle for less from our relationships, the current cultural context challenges us, diverts us from what it means to have a true friend and be one.

Hannah Jung | The Dartmouth Apologia | Fall 2012, Volume 7, Issue 1

July 2019