American education, and Western culture in general, has suffered a profound loss of meaning. The Western tradition is rooted in…
Eric CookSeptember 20, 2023
“Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, 'it will be happier'...” ― Alfred Lord Tennyson A…
Angie CopetilloSeptember 11, 2023
Michael Oakeshot, in his great book, The Voice of Liberal Learning, said, “Education is not acquiring a stock of ready-made…
Eric CookSeptember 1, 2023
I have been reading and thinking about wisdom in the classical and Christian traditions. If wisdom and virtue are the…
Eric CookAugust 3, 2023
Have you ever used the slo-mo function on your phone? My kids like to use it during the summer when…
Eric CookJune 30, 2023
Play is a hallmark of the liberal arts. The Greeks and Romans promoted liberal arts instruction, which is an education…
Society For Classical LearningJune 17, 2023
By John Donne Introduction by Eric Cook I have been reading Donne ever since my wife and I made A Valediction…
Eric CookJune 5, 2023
An excerpt from the commencement speech, Traces of Transcendence and the Search for Meaning. by Eric Cook When you leave home,…
Eric CookMay 26, 2023