Aristotle says that virtue is situating oneself between two extremes. With humanism, this is especially true.

Amidst and before Enlightenment dogma, Pope and Shakespeare reminded mankind of the world we live in and our place in it.

What an interaction between Satan and an angel in Paradise Lost teaches us about ethical and effective scorn.

Reflections on the Aeneid as a myth of national identity when compared to the American myth.

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” This common refrain permeates our culture, and, I argue, it is a most devastating lie.