Impressions of my recent visit to Athens and the Aegean Islands – Part One
The Greek founders must be turning in their graves as they see the intense churning the democratic world is undergoing now.
Thorstein Veblen and Conspicuous Consumption: A Relevant Theory for Our Time?
This Discussion with the hosts of the Talking About My Generation webcast revolves around economist Thorstein Veblen's theory of Conspicuous Consumption in his classic work Theory of the Leisure Class.…
Comparative Conceptions of Metaphysics and Philosophy of Mind: Cross-Cultural and Historical Perspectives:
In this interview with the Essentia Foundation Rich Grego discusses comparative concepts of metaphysics and the nature of consciousness, with reference to intellectual-cultural traditions that have approached this phenomenon from…
Egalitarianism, Elitism, and the Virtuous Democratic Republic of the Founding Fathers
The focus of this talk involves a theme that my colleague Aurobinda Mahapatra and I explored in our recent book Sensual Austerity and Moral Leadership.[1] What I want to contend…