At First Things, philosopher Patrick Toner takes issue with a recent biography of painter Norman Rockwell.
David Oderberg’s article “The Morality of Reputation and the Judgment of Others” appears in the latest issue of the Journal of Practical Ethics. (Don’t miss the accompanying podcast.)
Metaphysician Stephen Mumford blogs about pop culture and the arts at Arts Matters. Check out his posts on his preference for paper over digital books, and on comic book artist Jim Steranko.
Some new titles are out from Critical Reprints, including works by Aquinas, Alexander of Hales, and Albert the Great. And from The Aquinas Institute, a parallel Latin-English hardcover edition of the Summa is available.
More titles are also regularly appearing from Editiones Scholasticae. They are available through Transaction Publishers.
Over at the Claremont Review of Books, the annual Christmas recommended reading list.
Also from the CRB, James Piereson on the political myths surrounding the Kennedy assassination.
Is anyone or anything really alive? Scientific Americanthinks not. The Maverick Philosopher, who is very much alive, begs to differ.
Catholicism + The Onion = Eye of the Tiber.
Critical Review examines Hayek: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.