The Tool of Tools and the Form of Forms
The so-called “logical” works of Aristotle have been grouped together since his first major editor, Andronicus of Rhodes, assembled them in the 1st century B.C. It seems Andronicus – or
On the Cenoscopic and Idioscopic – and why they matter
After a year of pondering and rewriting, I have completed my text on Peirce’s (and Deely’s) distinction, not yet fully recognized in the academy. One can only hope it finds
On the abused, the corrupted and the exceptional
Abusus non tollit usum. Corruptio optimi pessima. Exceptio probat regulam. These three Latin adages have helped me to stay sane more perhaps that the thousands of pages of philosophy I
Incoming Light
Friends and students had asked me to indicate the authors who have had the greatest influence on my life and thinking. I restricted the list to authors of recent times.
First Review of Kelly Anthology (link e tradução portuguesa)
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/bernard-kelly-and-the-vigor-of-lay-thought tradução portuguesa (resenha em inglês publicado no The National Catholic Register, 12 de maio de 2018): Bernard Kelly e o vigor do pensamento leigo Gerald J. Russello A CATHOLIC
What “catholic” should also mean
καθ’ ὅλου — there it is in its original form, dolled up in those adorable Greek letters (romanized it would be kath’olou, meaning something like ‘in a general way’, or ‘according to
The 99% Percent Problem
How often do we hear that over 90% of this, or 95% of that, or even 99% of something else surprisingly dwarfs the remaining percents in the calculation, and that
Images and Symbols
The crucifix is an image; the cross is a symbol. The distinction is not academic. When we compare the imaginative universe of Islam and Hinduism, for example, we find in
Consciousness and/or Conscience?
In most modern Romance languages, the appropriation of the Latin word conscientia was made to do double duty as the word they use both for psychological consciousness and also for
The Difference between Difference and ‘Diversity’
Paradox, anyone? How about this: In order to be different at all, you first have to be the same. But another paradox is even more counterintuitive: those who today preach
Christian Diversity – what does it really mean?
We are accustomed to hearing that the prodigious multiplication of Christian, especially Protestant, denominations – some estimates bring the number close to 30,000 – is evidence that Christians are hopelessly
Choice as Bondage
In the picture you see my father, wondering why his oldest son is taking a snapshot of a supermarket row of breakfast cereals. I’ve seen longer rows than this, but