In discussing the three cardinal virtues with Bill Moyers, philosopher Mortimer Adler (December 28, 1902–June 28, 2001) said that temperance and courage are self-regarding qualities: They order your life with respect to your own good. Justice, however, orders your life with respect to the common good. And while it’s easy to see why the first … Read more
You are wrong. I am wrong. From time to time, everyone is wrong about something or someone — and completely unaware of it. But wrongness, as it turns out, is not what you think it is. “Wrongness is a window into normal human nature — into our imaginative minds, our boundless faculties, our extravagant souls,” … Read more
In this guide, you’ll learn how to search Internet Archive for public domain books. 1. Go to Internet Archive Search 2. In the search field enter the following text and click “Go” licenseurl:*publicdomain* AND Ernest Hemingway The “AND” tells the search engine all the items returned should have that license AND they should contain the … Read more
I love Nick Cave not for his music but for his writing. While loyal fans go to his concerts to listen to his songs, I go to his blog to read his sentences — beautiful and tender yet powerful and uncompromising sentences. If you haven’t heard of it, it’s called The Red Hand Files. It … Read more